Sibford School
Other independent school · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Sibford Ferris, Banbury, OX15 5QL
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
382
Capacity used
Has space85%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Quaker
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Evans
- Address
- Sibford Ferris, Banbury, OX15 5QL
- Phone
- 01295781200
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton · Banbury
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 123278
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 46% | — | — |
382 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.41 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 63 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.39 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 29 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 51 | 18% | 63% | 86% | |
| English Language | 51 | 14% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 51 | 14% | 53% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 31 | 6% | 26% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 17% | 57% | 63% | |
| Business | 26 | 12% | 46% | 65% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 23 | 17% | 74% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 50% | 82% | 82% | |
| Biology | 19 | 32% | 84% | 84% | |
| Physics | 19 | 37% | 63% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 28% | 72% | 83% | |
| Design & Technology | 17 | 12% | 18% | 35% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| Geography | 11 | 0% | 0% | 64% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12508: Sibford School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.