Queensway School
Brantwood Rise, Banbury, OX16 9NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Horbury-Jakeman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 122996
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295251631
About this school
Queensway School is a community primary school in Banbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 398 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 74% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 89% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 88% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Queensway School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 430 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queensway School compares
Queensway School ranked 51st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.5% | 24% | 398 | — |
| Orchard Fields Community School | 82% | 6.3% | 41.9% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 408 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury | 50% | 6.9% | 28.3% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | 47% | 7% | 28.6% | 226 | 0.8 miles |
| The Grange Community Primary School | 89% | 4% | 13.7% | 310 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.01%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Fields Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Harriers Banbury Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury0.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
The Grange Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Queensway School ranks 7th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Banbury.
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brailes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Fields Primary School Primary
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy Primary
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cropredy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dashwood Banbury Academy Primary
- Deddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queensway School teach?
- Queensway School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Queensway School?
- The headteacher of Queensway School is Mrs Sarah Horbury-Jakeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queensway School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queensway School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Queensway School?
- Queensway School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Queensway School full?
- Queensway School has capacity for 420 pupils and 398 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Queensway School a faith school?
- No. Queensway School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queensway School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Queensway School as having nursery classes.
- How have Queensway School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queensway School rank locally?
- Queensway School ranked 51st of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queensway School's absence rate?
- Queensway School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queensway School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queensway School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.