William Morris Primary School
Bretch Hill, Banbury, OX16 0UZ
240 pupils · 137% of 175 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 2 July 2025, published 7 September 2025. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 39 | 107 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 32 | 97 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 33 | 82 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 27 | 78 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 33 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 22 | 63 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 19 | 45 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 15 | 28 | 14 |
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
- Hill View Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hardwick Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Orchard Fields Community School 1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Queensway School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hanwell Fields Community School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.