The Warriner School
Banbury Road, Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4LJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Annabel Kay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,468
- Pupils on roll
- 1,553
- URN
- 142218
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295720777
About this school
The Warriner School is a secondary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,553 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 251 | 279 | 266 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 45.5 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.20 to +0.15 | +0.01 -0.16 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 44.4% | 42.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 64.9% | 61.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 35.8% | 35.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Warriner 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 | 46.1 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,546 |
| 2023/24 | 1,555 |
| 2024/25 | 1,527 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Warriner School compares
The Warriner School ranked 28th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 10.5% | 19.6% | 1,553 | — |
| Wykham Park | 34.8 | 12.5% | 33.7% | 800 | 1.8 miles |
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | 48.5 | 6.6% | 15.3% | 943 | 1.9 miles |
| Futures Institute Banbury | 41.1 | 7.4% | 33.3% | 116 | 1.9 miles |
| North Oxfordshire Academy | 46.8 | 8.8% | 31.7% | 1,004 | 3.1 miles |
| Chenderit School | 50 | 8.4% | 15% | 1,104 | 5.5 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)
- 19.64%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.53%
- Persistent absence
- 27.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wykham Park1.8 miles
Secondary · Banbury
-
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form1.9 miles
Secondary · Banbury
-
Futures Institute Banbury1.9 miles
Secondary · Banbury
-
North Oxfordshire Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Banbury
-
Chenderit School5.5 miles
Secondary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
The Warriner School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Banbury.
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Chenderit School Secondary
- Futures Institute Banbury Secondary
- North Oxfordshire Academy Secondary
- Wykham Park Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does The Warriner School teach?
- The Warriner School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of The Warriner School?
- The headteacher of The Warriner School is Dr Annabel Kay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Warriner School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Warriner 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 The Warriner School?
- The Warriner School has 1,553 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Warriner School full?
- The Warriner School has capacity for 1,468 pupils and 1,553 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 The Warriner School a faith school?
- No. The Warriner School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Warriner School a selective school?
- No. The Warriner School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Warriner School?
- The Warriner 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.
- What SEN provision does The Warriner School have?
- The schools register lists The Warriner School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Warriner School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Warriner School rank locally?
- The Warriner School ranked 28th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Warriner School's absence rate?
- The Warriner School's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Warriner School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Warriner 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.