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Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School, Banbury

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Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Banbury, part of The Warriner Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 32 schools in Banbury with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School in detail

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include yoga and forest school.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 13 November 2026, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Oxfordshire

Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (78% in reading, 72% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School are Hook Norton Church of England Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 84% maths); Brailes Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles, 100% reading, 88% maths); Shenington Church of England Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 67% maths); and Tysoe CofE Primary School (4.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School.

Hook Norton Church of England Primary SchoolBrailes Church of England Primary SchoolShenington Church of England Primary SchoolTysoe CofE Primary School

The trust

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is one of 10 schools run by The Warriner Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 10 schools in The Warriner Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 10 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 1 (1.1%) 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 autism.

Staffing

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Jane O'Sullivan
Pupils:93
LA:Oxfordshire
Phone:01295780270
Address:Acre Ditch, Sibford Gower, Banbury, OX15 5RW
Trust:THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (10 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 31 October 2023View full report
URN:142206
UKPRN:10053346
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Banbury
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

14.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths-5ppWriting+14pp

Reading has improved from 78% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 72% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 78% to 92% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.3

Avg class size

24.0

Infant (KS1)

24.5

KS2

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School.

  • Active Camps at Sibford820m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

School (o/s)
68m · 1 min walk
High Meadow (opp)
241m · 4 min walk
Acre Ditch (on)
344m · 6 min walk
Folly Court (opp)
760m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

61%

Available places

86 pupils

140 places

54 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Banbury

Medium pressure
New homes approved:2,725
Projected new pupils:681

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Banbury

Across Oxfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

8,615

Applications

6,903

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

31 October 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
9 May 2018
21 February 2013
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

10

SEN Support

1

EHC Plans

11.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
86.0%
Mixed
8.6%
Other
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.0%
English as Additional Language8.6%

93

Total Pupils

47

Boys

46

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

8

Teachers

11.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,010

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,316

Per pupil

£691k

Total funding

£14k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£16,260
EAL funding£2,116
Sparsity£50,000
Lump sum£148,458

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

9.0%

Persistent absence

78

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised0.5%
Persistent (10%+)9.0%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
1.4%
20/21
4.1%
21/22
3.5%
22/23
4.0%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

What are SATs results like at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Of the pupils at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.

What is Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023.

What is the catchment area for Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 140 places.

How big are the classes at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Classes at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School average 23.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School has around 93 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

4.1% of sessions were missed at Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School in 2024/25. 9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School: Active Camps at Sibford (820m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School?

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is at Acre Ditch, Sibford Gower, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5RW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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