St John's Catholic Primary School
Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, OX16 9YA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire McGeehan
- 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
- 216
- URN
- 147898
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295263740
About this school
St John's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Banbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 58% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 85% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 64% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 70% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 John's Catholic 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 | 55% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Catholic Primary School compares
St John's Catholic Primary School ranked 211th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 216 | — |
| The Grange Community Primary School | 89% | 4% | 13.7% | 310 | 0.1 miles |
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | 51% | 5.1% | 15.7% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 408 | 0.6 miles |
| Longford Park Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 15.4% | 314 | 0.8 miles |
| Dashwood Banbury Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 22.6% | 456 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.71%
- English as an additional language
- 45.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 8.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Grange Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Harriers Banbury Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Longford Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Dashwood Banbury Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Banbury
St John's Catholic Primary School ranks 27th 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 ages does St John's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St John's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Banbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St John's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Claire McGeehan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St John's Catholic Primary School?
- St John's Catholic Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St John's Catholic Primary School full?
- St John's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), 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 St John's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St John's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St John's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St John's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is St John's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St John's Catholic Primary School 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 John's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 43% 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 John's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- St John's Catholic Primary School ranked 211th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 John's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St John's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Catholic 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 10 July 2026.