Overall Oxbridge
#797
7 ranked schools · +117 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
26
Offers
7
Offer rate26.9%
+4.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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.
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Area Performance
Across 54 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.56/10, +0.12 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Banbury schools
Banbury vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Banbury schools
top 57% of 14,978
top 57% of 14,978
top 42% of 3,862
top 42% of 3,862
top 50% of 2,555
top 50% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
7 ranked schools · +117 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
26
Offers
7
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
11
Offers
0
Cambridge
7 ranked schools · +303 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
15
Offers
7
2026
Banbury
2026
Banbury
2026
Banbury
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