Overall Oxbridge
#797
7 ranked schools · +117 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
26
Offers
7
Offer rate26.9%
+4.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Banbury
Banbury Cross and the warm ironstone street frontages of the town centre give this north Oxfordshire market town on the River Cherwell its distinctive character, rooted in centuries of cross-county trade between Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Northamptonshire. The town's commercial tradition stretches from its medieval market charter through to the Jacobs Douwe Egberts coffee plant, built in 1964, once the world's largest of its kind. Around 54,000 people live in the parish today.
Wykham Park and Bloxham draw families competing for primary places on the town's southern fringe, while Bodicote, the closest village settlement, has long been one of Banbury's most school-competitive pockets for catchment-conscious parents. Grimsbury forms the eastern residential quarter across the railway, with Bretch Hill to the west. Chiltern Railways services reach Oxford in around half an hour, connecting residents to the county's university city and onward rail network.
34
Primary
schools
8
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
3
Special
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of which12sixth forms·20faith46 total
Area Performance
Banbury schools rank in the top 53% of England
Across 54 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.52/10, +0.08 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
16% Elite
Distribution across all Banbury schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Banbury vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 53%
Across all ranked Banbury schools
Top 57%Primaryavg #8,574 of 14,978
Top 42%Secondaryavg #1,615 of 3,861
Top 50%Sixth formavg #1,289 of 2,554
Primary schools: 33 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,574
-7 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 57% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,574
-7 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 57% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,615
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 42% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
41%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.5
+2.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,615
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 42% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
41%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.5
+2.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 12 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,289
0 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 50% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
24%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
49%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,289
0 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 50% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
24%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
49%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
11
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#470
7 ranked schools · +303 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
15
Offers
7
Offer rate46.7%
+17.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Banbury
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Banbury
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Banbury
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School profiles in Banbury
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