Dashwood Banbury Academy
Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RX
456 pupils · 98% of 466 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 June 2023, published 19 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 54 | 50 | 105 | 53 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 56 | 105 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 49 | 91 | 49 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 47 | 84 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 58 | 89 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 54 | 80 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 42 | 77 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 66 | 100 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St John's Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Harriers Banbury Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Grange Community Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Queensway School 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.