St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

In its own words: "We are a school where children and staff live their faith proudly and visibly, a school where prayer and a love of learning are at the heart of what we do, a school that is aspiring to be the very best Catholic School we can be! " A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St John's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put St John's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John's Catholic Primary School are The Grange Community Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 67% maths); Harriers Banbury Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Longford Park Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 77% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St John's Catholic Primary School.

St John's Catholic Primary School is one of 12 schools run by The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 41.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Asian (28%) and Black (16%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 6 (2.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Banbury Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Johns School (inside), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 217 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, St John's Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St John's Catholic Primary School are Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form (0.5 miles), Futures Institute Banbury (0.6 miles) and Wykham Park (0.6 miles).