Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form, Banbury

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, choir and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Oxfordshire and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Oxfordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.24: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.7, against 50 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 186 families put Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form as their first choice and 430 named it as one of their preferences, for 172 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form are Wykham Park (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.5); Futures Institute Banbury (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.5); The Warriner School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8); and North Oxfordshire Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7).

Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form is one of 12 schools run by The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Of the 145 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 62 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 37.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (18%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 184 pupils (19.5%) received SEN support and 22 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Banbury Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springfield Avenue (o/s 128), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 221 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form issued 133 suspensions, 14.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form are The Grange Community Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Harriers Banbury Academy (0.5 miles) and Queensway School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.