Best Primary Schools in Banbury

We checked all 34 primary schools in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and list every one: 32 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
34
Ranked
32
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Banbury. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Banbury also has 9 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire also has rankings for Oxford, Abingdon, Witney, Bicester, Didcot and all of Oxfordshire.

Ranked primary schools in Banbury

  1. Rank 1

    The Grange Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 310 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    89%
    Higher standard
    16%
  2. Rank 2

    Orchard Fields Community School

    Local authority maintained, 415 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    9%
  3. Rank 3

    Deddington Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 212 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    11%
  4. Rank 4

    Queensway School

    Local authority maintained, 398 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    9%
  5. Rank 5

    Cropredy Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 196 pupils, inspected October 2021

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    91%
    Higher standard
    22%
  6. Rank 6

    Longford Park Primary School

    Academy, 314 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    12%
  7. Rank 7

    Brailes Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 114 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    0%
  8. Rank 8

    William Morris Primary School

    Academy, 240 pupils, inspected September 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    0%
  9. Rank 9

    Hornton Primary School

    Academy, 109 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    13%
  10. Rank 10

    Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

    Academy, 93 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    8%
  11. Rank 11

    Hook Norton Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 271 pupils, inspected April 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    3%
  12. Rank 12

    Greatworth Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 86 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    0%
  13. Rank 13

    Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy, 456 pupils, inspected January 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    9%
  14. Rank 14

    Chipping Warden Primary Academy

    Academy, 93 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    8%
  15. Rank 15

    Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

    Academy, 249 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    3%
  16. Rank 16

    Middleton Cheney Primary Academy

    Academy, 322 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    4%
  17. Rank 17

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

    Academy, 197 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    8%
  18. Rank 18

    Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

    Academy, 99 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    8%
    Higher standard
    8%
  19. Rank 19

    Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 260 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    3%
  20. Rank 20

    Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 425 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    4%
  21. Rank 20

    Hill View Primary School

    Academy, 495 pupils, inspected January 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    7%
  22. Rank 22

    Kings Sutton Primary Academy

    Academy, 79 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    7%
  23. Rank 23

    Harriers Banbury Academy

    Academy, 408 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    5%
  24. Rank 24

    St John's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 216 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    10%
  25. Rank 25

    Wroxton Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 62 pupils, inspected October 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    0%
  26. Rank 26

    Bloxham Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 320 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    5%
  27. Rank 27

    Hanwell Fields Community School

    Academy, 454 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    3%
  28. Rank 28

    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy, 226 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    3%
  29. Rank 29

    St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 336 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    2%
  30. Rank 30

    Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 98 pupils, inspected December 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%
  31. Rank 31

    Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 108 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    9%
    Higher standard
    0%
  32. Rank 32

    Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy, 109 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Banbury without a rank