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Catholic schools in and near Banbury

All 3 Catholic schools in Banbury, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Banbury

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  1. Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

    Banbury, OX16 9DG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Banbury catholic schools average.

    186 first choices, 172 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.1

    Banbury catholic schools 49.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.6%Banbury catholic schools 6.3%
    Pupils
    943
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
  2. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Banbury, OX16 9YA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Banbury catholic schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 31 offers made

    Met the standard at 1143%

    Banbury catholic schools 46%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Banbury catholic schools 6.3%
    Pupils
    216
    Pupils per teacher
    24.1
    View school St John's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

    Banbury, OX16 0ET · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Banbury catholic schools average.

    11 first choices, 11 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Banbury catholic schools 46%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.9%Banbury catholic schools 6.3%
    Pupils
    197
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

Just outside Banbury

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Banbury.

  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls

    7.0 miles from Banbury · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Banbury catholic schools average, high absence.

    6 first choices, 7 offers made

    Met the standard at 1129%

    Banbury catholic schools 46%England 62%

    Days missed
    8.0%Banbury catholic schools 6.3%
    Pupils
    81
    Pupils per teacher
    23.8
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls
  2. Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton

    11.6 miles from Banbury · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Banbury catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Banbury catholic schools 46%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.7%Banbury catholic schools 6.3%
    Pupils
    187
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
The big picture

How Banbury's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Banbury average 6.0%St John's Catholic Primary School: 4.4%Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form: 6.6%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury: 6.9%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Banbury

Ofsted grades in Banbury

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Banbury

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    6 of the 3 Catholic schools in Banbury have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Banbury, explained

There are 3 Catholic schools in Banbury, teaching 1,356 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

46.3% of pupils in Banbury catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

14.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,362 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Banbury?
There are 3 Catholic schools in Banbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Banbury?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Banbury on Eduscope are Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form, St John's Catholic Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Banbury ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Banbury Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Banbury is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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