The Grange Community Primary SchoolHarriers Banbury Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Banbury.

Summary of the comparison

The Grange Community Primary School and Harriers Banbury Academy are primary schools in Banbury.

  • The Grange Community Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harriers Banbury Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Grange Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Grange Community Primary School was judged Good and Harriers Banbury Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 89.0% for The Grange Community Primary School and 60.0% for Harriers Banbury Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Grange Community Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Harriers Banbury Academy (63.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Grange Community Primary School versus Harriers Banbury Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BanburyThe Grange Community Primary SchoolBanburyHarriers Banbury AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking64th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure121st of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll314 421
Capacity315 460
LocationBanbury, OX16 9YA Banbury, OX16 9JW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard89.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census314 421
Free school meals (ever 6)13.7% 22.5%
English as an additional language15.9% 32.5%
SEN support17.8% 17.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.1% Stronger figure14.2% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

The Grange Community Primary School

Harriers Banbury Academy

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