Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
425Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144525URN

White Post Road, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

180 applications for 60 places · 38th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
12 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

180 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School (URN 123182), 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	60	180	3.0	65	1.08
Sep 2025	60	157	2.6	62	1.03
Sep 2024	54	144	2.7	49	0.91
Sep 2023	60	150	2.5	51	0.85
Sep 2022	60	121	2.0	49	0.82
Sep 2021	51	109	2.1	49	0.96
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	61	1.02
Sep 2019	46	104	2.3	44	0.96
Sep 2018	37	88	2.4	37	1.00
Sep 2017	33	99	3.0	28	0.85
Sep 2016 *	60	130	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	60	141	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2014 *	59	141	2.4	72	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%175th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	51%	4%	105	104
2023/24	58%	4%	106	102
2022/23	51%	0%	105	102

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 Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Longford Park Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Grange Community Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Dashwood Banbury Academy
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
2.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144525 · 931/3351
Trust: The Warriner Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 424 pupils · 425 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School (URN 123182)
Address: White Post Road, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4BN
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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