Queensway School

Community school·Primary school Banbury, Oxfordshire·OX16 9NF
Composite score
58.6
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#4,363
National rank
#642
In South East
#71
In Oxfordshire
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
54 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
130
any preference, for 60 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8820220.9020230.9820241.0220250.902026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Queensway School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
434
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
16.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,186
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Queensway School

Queensway School is a primary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 434 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Queensway School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 54 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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