North Oxfordshire Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Banbury, Oxfordshire
North Oxfordshire Academy is a secondary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2022.
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Catchment area for North Oxfordshire Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Drayton Road, Banbury, OX16 0UD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,004 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 November 2022
Strengths
- “North Oxfordshire Academy (NOA) is a caring and inclusive school.”
- “Staff know the pupils well and, as one parent described, ‘They always put the needs of the children at the heart of everything they do.”
- “Consequently, pupils feel safe at school.”
To improve
- “However, currently the school does not offer a full computing course.”
- “In some cases, however, teaching does not provide most-able pupils with enough opportunities to develop reasoning and problem-solving skills, using the full range of their learning.”
- “However, some pupils leave the school mid-key stage for other destinations or elective home education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 219 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 166 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Futures Institute Banbury 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Wykham Park 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form 2.0 mi Good
- The Warriner School 3.1 mi Good
- Chipping Norton School 11.9 mi Not judged
- The Bicester School 14.8 mi Good
- The Cooper School 14.8 mi Not judged
- Whitelands Academy 15.2 mi Good