Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Banbury, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.397 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School 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 | 1.397 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Oxfordshire.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.397 miles, nearer than in 2025, and the 34th longest of 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 6.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and there are 27.3 pupils per teacher; the 8 nearest primary schools in Oxfordshire have middle figures of 16.1% and 22.1.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Aynho Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 260 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Parents are rightly effusive about the transformation they have seen, with one describing the school as being ‘worlds apart’ from the recent past, with ‘a positive, happy and settled atmosphere’.”
- “The culture has been reset so that, as another parent explained, there is ‘kindness, but with clear boundaries and expectations’ from early years upwards.”
- “The mutually agreed school values of courage, responsibility and compassion set the tone and permeate daily life.”
To improve
- “In the recent past, pupils have not necessarily all got off to the best start when learning to read.”
- “So far, though, it has yet to bring about a step change in writing outcomes at the end of Year 6.”
- “This is, though, not yet embedded or having the desired impact on learning for some of these pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 58% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Longford Park Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grange Community Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- St John's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Deddington Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harriers Banbury Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good
- Dashwood Banbury Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Queensway School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published