Bloxham Church of England Primary School
Tadmarton Road, Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Marshall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 123098
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295720224
About this school
Bloxham Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Banbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 320 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bloxham Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 54 | 49 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 53% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 65% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 63% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Bloxham Church of England Primary 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 | 59% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bloxham Church of England Primary School compares
Bloxham Church of England Primary School ranked 186th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.4% | 15.1% | 320 | — |
| Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School | 43% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 98 | 2.5 miles |
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | 51% | 5.1% | 15.7% | 425 | 2.7 miles |
| Queensway School | 74% | 6.5% | 24% | 398 | 2.8 miles |
| Orchard Fields Community School | 82% | 6.3% | 41.9% | 415 | 2.9 miles |
| The Grange Community Primary School | 89% | 4% | 13.7% | 310 | 3.0 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)
- 15.14%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 12.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Queensway School2.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Orchard Fields Community School2.9 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
The Grange Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Bloxham Church of England Primary School ranks 23rd of the 32 ranked primary schools in Banbury.
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Loveday 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
- Greatworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bloxham Church of England Primary School teach?
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bloxham Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bloxham Church of England Primary School is Mrs Sarah Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bloxham Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bloxham Church of England Primary 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 many pupils are at Bloxham Church of England Primary School?
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bloxham Church of England Primary School full?
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 320 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bloxham Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bloxham Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Bloxham Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bloxham Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bloxham Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bloxham Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School ranked 186th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bloxham Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Bloxham Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bloxham Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bloxham Church of England Primary 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.