Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
98Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142191URN

School Lane, North Newington, Banbury, OX15 6AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

40 applications for 15 places · 62nd of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 December 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Bishop Carpenter Church of England Aided Primary School, URN 123180

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 15 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 4.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Carpenter Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 123180), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	40	2.7	11	0.73
Sep 2025	11	42	3.8	9	0.82
Sep 2024	15	37	2.5	17	1.13
Sep 2023	7	34	4.9	7	1.00
Sep 2022	12	34	2.8	10	0.83
Sep 2021	16	37	2.3	16	1.00
Sep 2020	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2019	10	19	1.9	10	1.00
Sep 2018	14	33	2.4	12	0.86
Sep 2017	16	37	2.3	15	0.94
Sep 2016	15	41	2.7	14	0.93
Sep 2015 *	19	45	2.4	19	1.00
Sep 2014 *	15	37	2.5	12	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 64% · Maths 50% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%209th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	104	100
2023/24	33%	0%	104	100
2022/23	69%	8%	108	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Wroxton Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

7.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
William Morris Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Orchard Fields Community School
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary School
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
3.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142191 · 931/3302
Trust: The Warriner Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 112 pupils · 98 on roll
Free school meals: 7.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: Bishop Carpenter Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 123180)
Address: School Lane, North Newington, Banbury, OX15 6AQ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources