Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School
Acre Ditch, Sibford Gower, Banbury, OX15 5RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jane O'Sullivan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 142206
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295780270
About this school
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is a primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 3 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 72% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.90 | - | - |
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 Sibford Gower Endowed 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 | 50% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School compares
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School ranked 100th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.1% | 11.4% | 93 | — |
| Hook Norton Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 271 | 2.6 miles |
| Brailes Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.1% | 16.1% | 114 | 2.9 miles |
| Shenington Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 84 | 3.3 miles |
| Tysoe CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.4% | 15% | 121 | 4.2 miles |
| Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School | 43% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 98 | 4.3 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)
- 11.36%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 8.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hook Norton Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Brailes Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Shenington Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Shenington
-
Tysoe CofE Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Warwick
-
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School ranks 14th 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 Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School teach?
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is Ms Jane O'Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sibford Gower Endowed 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 Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School full?
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 93 on roll (66%), 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 Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is part of THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School rank locally?
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School ranked 100th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School's absence rate?
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sibford Gower Endowed 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 2 July 2026.