Schools in Banbury

About schools in Banbury

Most of the 47 schools listed in Banbury are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

59%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 34 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

44.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools33

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Bloxham Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Brailes Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  8%

  expected standard
• Cherry Fields Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

• Chipping Warden Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Cropredy Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  91%

  expected standard
• Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Dashwood Banbury Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Deddington Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Greatworth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Hanwell Fields Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Harriers Banbury Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Hill View Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Hook Norton Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Hornton Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Kings Sutton Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Longford Park Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Middleton Cheney Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  9%

  expected standard
• Orchard Fields Community School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Queensway School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St John's Catholic Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• The Grange Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• William Morris Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Wroxton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  69%

  expected standard

Secondary schools6

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.5

  Attainment 8
• Chenderit School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  50.0

  Attainment 8
• Futures Institute Banbury

  Studio schools · Ages 14 to 18

  41.1

  Attainment 8
• North Oxfordshire Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  46.8

  Attainment 8
• The Warriner School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  44.3

  Attainment 8
• Wykham Park

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  34.8

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Bloxham Grove Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 7 to 18

• Frank Wise School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

• Swalcliffe Park School CIO

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 10 to 19 · Boys

Independent schools4

• Bloxham School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 19

• Sibford School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

• St John's Priory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• Tudor Hall School

  Other independent school · Ages 9 to 18 · Girls

Other establishments1

• English Language Training

  Miscellaneous · Ages 16 to 99

Common questions about schools in Banbury

How many schools are in Banbury?

OfferDay lists 47 schools in Banbury, including 33 primary schools and six secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Banbury?

Every school in Banbury is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Banbury?

OfferDay ranks schools in Banbury where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.