Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

About Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form is a secondary school in Banbury, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 908 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 48.5, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 1.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of secondary schools nationally.

42% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 82% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (186 first choices for 172 places). After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 16.8 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.