Chacombe CEVA 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 🔒
Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy is a primary school in Banbury, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Chacombe CEVA 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 Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published outcome.
- Of the 23 Reception 2026 applications, 11 (48%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire; 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 8% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 8% expected-standard figure for 2024/25 was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire that have results.
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
- 37 Thorpe Road, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 99 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy school where staff know pupils well.”
- “Pupils say that everyone gets on together.”
- “They strongly support Chacombe CEVA’s 5 Golden Rules and say that staff set a good example to them.”
To improve
- “Although teachers check that pupils are learning, the ways that they sometimes do this are not as effective as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2024 (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) | 8% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greatworth Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Farthinghoe Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Sutton Primary Academy 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published