Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Cropredy Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150303URN

Station Road, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1PU

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.1 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

47 applications for 33 places · 184th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

91%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 October 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Cropredy Church of England Primary School (URN 123090), 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	33	47	1.4	30	0.91
Sep 2025	25	37	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2024	22	41	1.9	20	0.91
Sep 2023 *	19	33	1.7	18	0.95
Sep 2022 *	22	33	1.5	20	0.91
Sep 2021 *	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2020 *	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	24	31	1.3	23	0.96
Sep 2018 *	20	30	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	29	43	1.5	30	1.03
Sep 2015 *	26	49	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2014 *	30	49	1.6	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 96% · Maths 96% → all three 91% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard91%7th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	91%	22%	109	109
2023/24
2022/23

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

Cropredy Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.4applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Cherry Fields Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Outstanding2022

3.7applications per place
Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy
3.7 km · West Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
Hanwell Fields Community School
4.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Chipping Warden Primary Academy
4.5 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
4.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Oxfordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Hill View Primary School
5.2 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
5.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150303 · 931/2042
Trust: Epa Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 12.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Cropredy Church of England Primary School (URN 123090)
Address: Station Road, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1PU
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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