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School admissions in Banbury

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

33 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Brailes Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury1.79143.188 miles 2026
Cherry Fields Primary SchoolBanbury1.3030not published
William Morris Primary SchoolBanbury1.30300.525 miles 2022
Hardwick Primary School and NurseryBanbury1.21280.232 miles 2022
Culworth Church of England Primary AcademyBanbury1.2015not published
Deddington Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury1.1729not published
Chipping Warden Primary AcademyBanbury1.1315not published
Hanwell Fields Community SchoolBanbury1.1059not published
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury1.0860not published
St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury1.02450.349 miles 2026
Chacombe CEVA Primary AcademyBanbury1.009not published
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury1.0030not published
Kings Sutton Primary AcademyBanbury1.0020not published
Middleton Cheney Primary AcademyBanbury1.0046not published
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary SchoolBanbury1.0013not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BanburyBanbury1.0011not published
The Grange Community Primary SchoolBanbury0.98431.267 miles 2025
Orchard Fields Community SchoolBanbury0.9841not published
Harriers Banbury AcademyBanbury0.9737not published
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolBanbury0.9731not published
Greatworth Primary SchoolBanbury0.9315not published
Dashwood Banbury AcademyBanbury0.9354not published
Hook Norton Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury0.9327not published
Bloxham Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury0.9224not published
Cropredy Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury0.9133not published
Hornton Primary SchoolBanbury0.91115.61 miles 2019
Queensway SchoolBanbury0.90600.995 miles 2025
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BanburyBanbury0.8826not published
Longford Park Primary SchoolBanbury0.8860not published
Hill View Primary SchoolBanbury0.8745not published
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury0.8211not published
Wroxton Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury0.805not published
Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury0.7315not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Chenderit SchoolBanbury1.38166not published
North Oxfordshire AcademyBanbury1.28171not published
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormBanbury1.08172not published
The Warriner SchoolBanbury1.002632.017 miles 2026
Wykham ParkBanbury0.45165not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.