Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
Main Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRIME7 MAT
- Headteacher
- Miss Theresa Hillier
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 139866
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295710218
About this school
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy is a primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 322 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 57 | 53 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 70% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 87% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 87% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Middleton Cheney 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 | 75% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 350 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middleton Cheney Primary Academy compares
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy ranked 78th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 | 61% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 322 | — |
| Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy | 8% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 99 | 1.3 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | 44% | 6.3% | 27.1% | 336 | 2.0 miles |
| Dashwood Banbury Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 22.6% | 456 | 2.2 miles |
| Farthinghoe Primary School | — | 5.5% | 11.1% | 16 | 2.6 miles |
| Cherry Fields Primary School | — | 4.3% | 21.8% | 201 | 2.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.33%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Dashwood Banbury Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Farthinghoe Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Cherry Fields Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy ranks 16th 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 Middleton Cheney Primary Academy teach?
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Middleton Cheney Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Middleton Cheney Primary Academy is Miss Theresa Hillier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Middleton Cheney Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middleton Cheney 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 Middleton Cheney Primary Academy?
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Middleton Cheney Primary Academy full?
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 322 on roll (77%), 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 Middleton Cheney Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Middleton Cheney Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Middleton Cheney Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Middleton Cheney Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Middleton Cheney Primary Academy?
- Middleton Cheney 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 Middleton Cheney Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Middleton Cheney Primary Academy rank locally?
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy ranked 78th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 Middleton Cheney Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middleton Cheney Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middleton Cheney 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.