Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Banbury, Oxfordshire·OX15 5RW
Composite score
52.9
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#6,224
National rank
#934
In South East
#102
In Oxfordshire
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
13 first choices, 13 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
34
any preference, for 13 places
Applications from another council area
9%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.8220241.0020251.002026

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

Every child who put Sibford Gower Endowed Primary 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
97
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,535
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School at a glance

Located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 97 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% 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 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 17.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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