Queensway School

OxfordshireCommunity school

Brantwood Rise, Banbury, OX16 9NF

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Horbury-JakemanSchool website ↗Pupils: 434 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2022
Oversubscribed
93% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2022
93%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 9 June 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 74%·Maths 83%All three 74%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
57of 61 (93.4%)
How many applied in total?
136

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
38.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
16.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
212 girls, 222 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 81% (2017/18), currently 74%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1642.0%0.0%-0.9-3.4-2.6
2016/1750.0%3.0%-3.8-2.5-0.3
2017/1881.0%11.0%+4.2+2.1+3.0
2018/1972.0%10.0%+0.4+0.9+0.9
2022/2361.0%8.0%-0.1-1.3+0.9
2023/2474.0%2.0%---
2024/2574.0%9.0%---
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