Dashwood Banbury Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Banbury, Oxfordshire
Dashwood Banbury Academy is a primary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023.
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Catchment area for Dashwood Banbury 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
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 456 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They describe feeling like they can be themselves here.”
- “They are eager to talk about what makes each of their friends unique, and say that pupils being different ‘makes life more interesting’.”
To improve
- “However, this checking is less developed in other subjects.”
- “Consequently, pupils are less secure in what they have learned.”
- “As a result, pupils do not yet consistently learn and remember as well in these subjects as they do in mathematics and reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 50 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 50 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury 0.7 mi Good
- St John's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Harriers Banbury Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
- The Grange Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Queensway School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Longford Park Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hill View Primary School 1.4 mi Good