St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Fiennes Road, Banbury, OX16 0ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Clare Smith
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 141155
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295264284
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 197 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
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
- 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 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 29% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 54% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 57% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 43% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury 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 | 68% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury ranked 183rd 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 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.9% | 28.3% | 197 | — |
| Orchard Fields Community School | 82% | 6.3% | 41.9% | 415 | 0.2 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | 71% | 5.9% | 27.9% | 240 | 0.5 miles |
| Hill View Primary School | 56% | 7% | 29.5% | 495 | 0.6 miles |
| Queensway School | 74% | 6.5% | 24% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 408 | 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)
- 28.26%
- English as an additional language
- 38.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Fields Community School0.2 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
William Morris Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Hill View Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Queensway School0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Harriers Banbury Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury ranks 22nd 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury is Clare Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury, 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury is part of THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury ranked 183rd 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 27% 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury'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 1 July 2026.