1
Cherry Fields Primary School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX16 2DF
1
1 Feb 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in Banbury
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Banbury. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
32
Outstanding
3
Good
23
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 77% · RI: 13% · I: 0%
2
Longford Park Primary School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX15 4FU
1
10 Nov 2021
3
William Morris Primary School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX16 0UZ
1
18 Oct 2018
4
Hornton Primary School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX15 6BZ
2
18 Jan 2024
5
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX15 5RW
2
4 Dec 2023
6
Chipping Warden Primary Academy
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX17 1LD
2
13 Jul 2023
7
St John's Catholic Primary School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX16 9YA
2
28 Jun 2023
8
Queensway School
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX16 9NF
2
1 Aug 2022
9
Kings Sutton Primary Academy
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX17 3RT
2
19 May 2022
10
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
Banbury • Oxfordshire • OX16 2EG
2
5 May 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2022
- Hill View Primary School 2 • Mar 2022
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2021
- Hanwell Fields Community School 2 • Sep 2019
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy 2 • Mar 2019
- Orchard Fields Community School 2 • Mar 2019
- Wroxton Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2015
- Deddington Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2014
- Harriers Banbury Academy 2 • Nov 2014
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School 2 • Oct 2014