St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Overthorpe Road, Banbury, OX16 4SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Debus
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 336
- URN
- 123179
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295262507
About this school
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Banbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 336 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 41 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 51% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 66% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 St Leonard's 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 | 57% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Leonard's Church of England Primary School compares
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School ranked 209th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.3% | 27.1% | 336 | — |
| Dashwood Banbury Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 22.6% | 456 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | 47% | 7% | 28.6% | 226 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 216 | 1.0 miles |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 408 | 1.1 miles |
| The Grange Community Primary School | 89% | 4% | 13.7% | 310 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 9 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.1%
- English as an additional language
- 52.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 17.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dashwood Banbury Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury0.9 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St John's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Harriers Banbury Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
The Grange Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School ranks 26th 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 St Leonard's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Leonard's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Caroline Debus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Leonard's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Leonard's 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 big is St Leonard's Church of England Primary School?
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School has 336 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Leonard's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 336 on roll (80%), 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 St Leonard's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Leonard's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Leonard's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Leonard's Church of England Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Leonard's Church of England Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Leonard's 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 57% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Leonard's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School ranked 209th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Leonard's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Leonard's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Leonard's 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 15 July 2026.