Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Banbury, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy is a primary school in Banbury, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 entry, 46 first-choice applications for 46 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In the 2026 Reception entry, 13 of the 63 applications (21%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 7 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2PD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 322 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are valued, cared for and supported at Middleton Cheney Primary Academy.”
- “They have a sense of belonging.”
- “They say that they are proud to be part of the school.”
To improve
- “The dip in outcomes in reading, both at key stage 2 and in phonics in 2025 is not reflective of the provision in school.”
- “However, some of these pupils are still absent from school too often and miss out on valuable learning time.”
- “However, this is not consistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (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) | 61% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 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 West Northamptonshire.
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Farthinghoe Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greatworth Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kings Sutton Primary Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Helmdon Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published