Chenderit School, Banbury

In 2026, pupils at Chenderit School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.3 in West Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in West Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.18: 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 37, against 52.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Religious Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 229 families put Chenderit School as their first choice and 443 named it as one of their preferences, for 166 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 68 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chenderit School are Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Futures Institute Banbury (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.5); Wykham Park (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.5); and North Oxfordshire Academy (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7).

Chenderit School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 89 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 35% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 45% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 172 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 25 (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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Banbury Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chenderit School Bus Park (outside), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90).

In 2024/25, Chenderit School issued 73 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Chenderit School are Middleton Cheney Primary Academy (0.4 miles) and Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.