Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormThe Warriner School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Banbury.
Summary of the comparison
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form and The Warriner School are secondary schools in Banbury.
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Warriner School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form was judged Good and The Warriner School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form and 44.3 for The Warriner School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form (52.2 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Warriner School (50.2 in 2021-22, 44.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BanburyBlessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | BanburyThe Warriner School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | 21st of 41 in Oxfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 908 | 1,527 | |
| Capacity | 847 | 1,468 | |
| Location | Banbury, OX16 9DG | Banbury, OX15 4LJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 44.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.4% | 42.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.7% Stronger figure | 61.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.6% | 35.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 Stronger figure | 3.89 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 139 | 266 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 72 | 62 | |
| A-level average points | 32.8 | 36.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.2 | 35.7 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.8% | 19.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 908 | 1,527 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.3% | 19.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 36.5% | 6.9% | |
| SEN support | 18.9% | 17.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 5.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.1% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
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