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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX16 9YASt John's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St John's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cherwell · Banbury · OX16 9YA https://www.st-johns-banbury.oxon.sch.uk/

Pupils
228
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
45%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
45%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
43%
-15pp
58%51%43%
'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
10%
-2pp
12%6%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
228
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
45%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, OX16 9YA
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2543%10%70%23%73%17%53%17%100%53%104.0101.0101.011%228
2023/2458%12%85%30%73%15%64%18%91%70%107.0103.0104.010%220
2022/2355%0%84%23%77%16%65%29%97%71%105.0103.0105.0+2.30+3.50+0.5014%175

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522824.311%45%10%4%9%
2023/2422022.810%43%11%6%16%
2022/2317518.614%39%15%5%11%
2021/2217516.215%35%14%6%17%
2020/2118621.118%32%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.