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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144872URN

St Mary's C of E Primary School Southam Road, Banbury, OX16 2EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

76 applications for 26 places · 46th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 26 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School, Banbury (URN 123094), 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	26	76	2.9	23	0.88
Sep 2025	19	69	3.6	18	0.95
Sep 2024	29	94	3.2	28	0.97
Sep 2023	26	60	2.3	26	1.00
Sep 2022	20	40	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2021	13	43	3.3	13	1.00
Sep 2020	20	47	2.4	20	1.00
Sep 2019	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2018	16	45	2.8	15	0.94
Sep 2017 *	20	48	2.4	20	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	80	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2015 *	26	61	2.4	24	0.92
Sep 2014 *	30	81	2.7	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 57% · Maths 63% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%197th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	47%	3%	103	103
2023/24	43%	0%	101	100
2022/23	43%	0%	105	100

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

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BanburyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Dashwood Banbury Academy
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Orchard Fields Community School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

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

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

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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: 144872 · 931/3022
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 30.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School, Banbury (URN 123094)
Address: St Mary's C of E Primary School Southam Road, Banbury, OX16 2EG
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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