Kings Sutton Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Banbury, West Northamptonshire·OX17 3RT
Composite score
45.2
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National rank
#771
In East Midlands
#76
In West Northamptonshire
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
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
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
90%
20 first choices, 20 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
37
any preference, for 20 places
Applications from another council area
40%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9220231.0020240.8620251.002026

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

West Northamptonshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Kings Sutton Primary Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
89
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
33.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
11.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£11,056
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Kings Sutton Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Banbury, West Northamptonshire, Kings Sutton Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 89 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 24.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 90% of the families who made Kings Sutton Primary Academy their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 11.3 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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