St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury, Banbury

From the headteacher's welcome: "'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.' Our 7 full time classes and nursery class total around 220 pupils an our Vision is that they will "Learn, Transform and Grow together as individuals and as members of our St Mary's community."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury are Harriers Banbury Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Hill View Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 70% maths); Dashwood Banbury Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); and Orchard Fields Community School (0.8 miles, Good, 96% reading, 91% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury.

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury is one of 46 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

69.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (23%), White British (21%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 82 pupils (36.3%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Banbury Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coopers Gate (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 352 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 Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury issued 6 suspensions, 2.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury are Futures Institute Banbury (1 mile), Wykham Park (1.1 miles), Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form (1.1 miles) and North Oxfordshire Academy (1.3 miles).