# St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

St 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.

Primary school. Code E144872. [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 226
- Council: Cherwell
- URN: 144872

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St John's Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-priory-school-e123279): 830 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Harriers Banbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harriers-banbury-academy-e139298): 970 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hill View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-primary-school-e145094): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Frank Wise School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frank-wise-school-e123332): 1.1 km. Special. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Dashwood Banbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dashwood-banbury-academy-e138501): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Orchard Fields Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-fields-community-school-e122994): 1.3 km. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144872)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144872)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-banbury-e144872, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-banbury-e144872#sc-results.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-banbury-e144872