Schools in Banbury
Banbury has 47 schools - 33 primary and 6 secondary - with admissions co-ordinated by West Northamptonshire Council following the 2021 local government reorganisation. The market town's expansion through new housing developments has increased school-place demand, particularly in the south and east of the settlement.
Several Banbury secondaries are academies operating their own admissions arrangements, while community primaries follow the council's co-ordinated scheme with catchment area and distance as tiebreakers. Parents should confirm which authority co-ordinates their preferred school's admissions before submitting preferences in January.
School demand in Banbury
Across the 46 schools in Banbury with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 14 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
20 schools in Banbury have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
29 of the schools in Banbury are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of West Northamptonshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
16 of the schools in Banbury have a current Ofsted rating, of which 15 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Banbury: 11 oversubscribed (33)
Greatworth Primary School
Primary · Community school
Banbury · OX17 2DR
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Banbury · OX17 3DN
Orchard Fields Community School
Primary · Community school
Banbury · OX16 0QT
Queensway School
Primary · Community school
Banbury · OX16 9NF
The Grange Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Banbury · OX16 9YA
Hook Norton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Banbury · OX15 5JS
Bloxham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Banbury · OX15 4HP
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Banbury · OX16 4SB
Hanwell Fields Community School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 1ER
Dashwood Banbury Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX16 4RX
Harriers Banbury Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 9JW
Chipping Warden Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 1LD
Kings Sutton Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 3RT
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 2PD
Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 2JA
Culworth Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 2BB
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 0ET
Longford Park Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX15 4FU
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 6AQ
Hornton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 6BZ
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 5RW
William Morris Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX16 0UZ
Wroxton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 6QJ
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 4BN
Deddington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 0TJ
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 2EG
Hill View Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 1DN
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 1XE
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 3NH
St John's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX16 9YA
Cherry Fields Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Banbury · OX16 2DF
Brailes Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 5AP
Cropredy Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX17 1PU
Secondary Schools in Banbury (6)
North Oxfordshire Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX16 0UD
Chenderit School
Secondary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX17 2QR
Wykham Park
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Banbury · OX16 9HY
Futures Institute Banbury
Secondary · Studio schools
Banbury · OX16 9HY
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX16 9DG
The Warriner School
Secondary · Academy converter
Banbury · OX15 4LJ
Other Schools in Banbury (8)
Tudor Hall School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Banbury · OX16 9UR
Bloxham School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Banbury · OX15 4PE
Sibford School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Banbury · OX15 5QL
St John's Priory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Banbury · OX16 5HX
Swalcliffe Park School CIO
Not applicable · Non-maintained special school
Banbury · OX15 5EP
Frank Wise School
Not applicable · Community special school
Banbury · OX16 9RL
English Language Training
Not applicable · Miscellaneous
Banbury · OX16 9AH
Bloxham Grove Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Banbury · OX15 4UL
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Banbury are set by West Northamptonshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.