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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

Fiennes Road, Banbury, OX16 0ET

Local ranking67th of 236 primary schools in Oxfordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
50.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
65.0%
Writing (Expected)
65.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
62.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
210
Boys
117 (56%)
Girls
93 (44%)
Capacity
210 (100% full)
SEND
20.0%
FSM Eligible
28.3%
EAL
38.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
16.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,436/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 32.2%
  • White Other: 18.3%
  • Black African: 17.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 7.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 4.3%
  • Asian Indian: 4.3%
  • Asian Other: 4.3%
  • Black Other: 4.3%

32.2%

White British

18.3%

White Other

17.8%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
141155
UKPRN
10046760
Establishment No.
3825
Trust
THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY