St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
Primary schoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 226 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 47% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St John's Priory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file830 m
- Harriers Banbury AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Hill View Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Frank Wise SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, November 20241.1 km
- Dashwood Banbury AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Orchard Fields Community SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cherwell
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).