Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

St John's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147898URN

Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, OX16 9YA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

72 applications for 31 places · 109th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2023Ofsted'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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

72 applications · 31 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 4.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury (URN 123181), 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	31	72	2.3	30	0.97
Sep 2025	19	51	2.7	19	1.00
Sep 2024	20	58	2.9	20	1.00
Sep 2023	9	37	4.1	8	0.89
Sep 2022	17	30	1.8	13	0.76
Sep 2021	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2020 *	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2019 *	19	43	2.3	18	0.95
Sep 2018 *	37	61	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2017 *	40	68	1.7	41	1.02
Sep 2016 *	40	73	1.8	39	0.98
Sep 2015 *	42	75	1.8	39	0.93
Sep 2014 *	45	96	2.1	45	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 73% · Maths 53% → 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 standard70%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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%	10%	104	101
2023/24	58%	12%	107	103
2022/23	55%	0%	105	103

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 John's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
The Grange Community Primary School
0.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Longford Park Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Dashwood Banbury Academy
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

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

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
1.7 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147898 · 931/2035
Trust: The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury (URN 123181)
Address: Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, OX16 9YA
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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