Futures Institute Banbury | Secondary with sixth form in Banbury, Cherwell | Ofsted & DfE

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

EBacc entry · 2024/25

157.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

121

Pupils · 2024/25

21%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

EBacc entry · 2024/25

157.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

121

Pupils · 2024/25

21%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

EBacc entry · 2024/25

157.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

121

Pupils · 2024/25

21%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityOxfordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio38.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Futures Institute Banbury · Secondary with sixth form · Oxfordshire

Part ofASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST

Finance£4388 spend / pupil£8926 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

64%

+5pp

73%58%43%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

38%

-2pp

52%41%29%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38%

Attainment 8

41.1

-2.7

50.244.037.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.1

EBacc entry

-7pp

55%28%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

EBacc APS

157.5

-50.8

208.3169.1129.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 157.5

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.56

Well below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

37.9

+10.8

37.926.815.8

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 37.9

A-level value added

+0.35

+0.4

+0.3+0.1-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

33%

+26pp

33%17%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-C-D

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · B-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.35

Above average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

78%

Education or employment

78%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

100%

Education or employment

60%

Education

Apprenticeships

33%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

121

Pupil : teacher ratio

38.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

21%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Ruskin Road, Banbury, OX16 9HY

Local authority

Oxfordshire

Website

https://www.futuresbanbury.org

Telephone

01295257942

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	64%	38%	41.1	Not applicable	0%	157.5	0%	121
2023/24	59%	41%	43.8	-0.56	7%	208.3	7%	122
2022/23	43%	29%	37.7	-0.94	2%	162.0	2%	141
2021/22	73%	49%	45.2	-0.40	4%	207.0	37%	120
2018/19	66%	52%	50.2	+0.02	55%	129.8	55%	73
2017/18	60%	32%	41.4	-0.73	52%	95.8	52%	93
2016/17	64%	39%	44.3	-0.59	16%	—	20%	100

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.9	B-	+0.35	33%	9
2023/24	27.1	C-	-0.07	8%	19
2022/23	15.8	D-	—	0%	16
2021/22	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	Suppressed	5
2018/19	22.6	D+	-0.16	10%	16
2017/18	29.1	C	+0.14	9%	21
2016/17	22.6	D+	-0.04	30%	23

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	121	40.3	27%	21%	33%	7%	22%
2023/24	122	33.9	22%	22%	30%	12%	29%
2022/23	141	—	17%	26%	23%	11%	32%
2021/22	120	31.6	19%	24%	26%	10%	31%
2020/21	113	28.3	23%	20%	22%	—	—
2018/19	73	24.3	12%	19%	31%	6%	18%
2017/18	93	25.8	12%	18%	24%	7%	16%
2016/17	100	14.8	19%	12%	18%	6%	16%