The Grange Community Primary School, Banbury
The Grange Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Banbury. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 32 schools in Banbury with published results, and 814th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
The Grange Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at The Grange Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% 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 (90% in reading, 93% in maths).
Getting a place at The Grange Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put The Grange Community Primary School as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Grange Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Grange Community Primary School are St John's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 53% 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).
The Grange Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolBishop Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolHarriers Banbury AcademyLongford Park Primary School
Who goes there
16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Banbury Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Johns School (inside), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Grange Community 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 216 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Grange Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Grange Community Primary School are Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form (0.4 miles), Futures Institute Banbury (0.5 miles) and Wykham Park (0.5 miles).
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormFutures Institute BanburyWykham Park
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; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from July 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2013 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
16.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 85% to 91% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.2
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with The Grange Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Grange Community Primary School.
- Banbury Tennis Club RCTC Holiday Camps710m away · Not yet graded
- Kumon Banbury880m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Grange Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Grange Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Grange Community Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 13 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 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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Your chances of a place at The Grange Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
316 pupils
315 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Banbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Banbury
Across Oxfordshire council
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(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
55
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
23.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
310
Total Pupils
160
Boys
150
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
17.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,267
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,092
Per pupil
£1722k
Total funding
£58k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
5.1%
Persistent absence
273
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Grange Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about The Grange Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at The Grange Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at The Grange Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is The Grange Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The Grange Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Grange Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When The Grange Community 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 The Grange Community Primary School?
The Grange Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at The Grange Community Primary School?
Classes at The Grange Community Primary School average 28.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to The Grange Community Primary School?
The Grange Community Primary School has around 310 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Grange Community Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at The Grange Community Primary School in 2024/25. 5.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Grange Community Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Grange Community 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 The Grange Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of The Grange Community Primary School: Banbury Tennis Club RCTC Holiday Camps (710m away, registered, not yet graded) and Kumon Banbury (880m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are The Grange Community Primary School's term dates?
The Grange Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near The Grange Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 13 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 The Grange Community Primary School?
The Grange Community Primary School is at Avocet Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA.
Sources: Oxfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)