Chipping Warden Primary Academy
Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRIME7 MAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hazel Williams
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 139847
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295660616
About this school
Chipping Warden Primary Academy is a primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 93 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
- 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 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 63% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 25% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 63% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Chipping Warden Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chipping Warden Primary Academy compares
Chipping Warden Primary Academy ranked 131st of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 6.3% | 11% | 93 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls | 29% | 8% | 24.6% | 81 | 1.1 miles |
| Byfield School | 67% | 5% | 23.5% | 108 | 2.6 miles |
| Cropredy Church of England Primary School | 91% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 196 | 2.8 miles |
| Boddington Church of England Primary Academy | — | 3.7% | 0% | 52 | 2.8 miles |
| Culworth Church of England Primary Academy | 33% | 5.7% | 12.1% | 109 | 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.
Inspection history
- 23 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.99%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls1.1 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Byfield School2.6 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Cropredy Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Boddington Church of England Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Culworth Church of England Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Chipping Warden Primary Academy ranks 29th 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
- 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 year groups does Chipping Warden Primary Academy teach?
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Chipping Warden Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Chipping Warden Primary Academy is Mrs Hazel Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chipping Warden Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chipping Warden Primary Academy, 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 Chipping Warden Primary Academy?
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chipping Warden Primary Academy full?
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 93 on roll (89%), 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 Chipping Warden Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Chipping Warden Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Chipping Warden Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chipping Warden Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Chipping Warden Primary Academy?
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy is part of PRIME7 MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chipping Warden Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chipping Warden Primary Academy rank locally?
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy ranked 131st of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chipping Warden Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chipping Warden Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chipping Warden Primary Academy'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 8 July 2026.