North Oxfordshire Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Drayton Road, Banbury, OX16 0UD
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
24.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,004
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
164 of 220 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
433
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 220 | 164 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 112 | 8 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 433 | 172 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ellie Jacobs
- Address
- Drayton Road, Banbury, OX16 0UD
- Phone
- 01295224300
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Banbury Hardwick · Banbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 135365
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,004 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 931 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.41 | — | — |
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 | 46.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 174 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 34.18 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 56 | — |
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 | 173 | 27% | 55% | 70% | |
| English Language | 173 | 12% | 49% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 18% | 63% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 140 | 16% | 42% | 59% | |
| Geography | 113 | 11% | 44% | 61% | |
| History | 51 | 27% | 55% | 67% | |
| French | 46 | 22% | 63% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 23% | 49% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 23% | 57% | 60% | |
| Biology | 32 | 59% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 32 | 63% | 94% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 66% | 88% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 16 | 6% | 19% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 15 | 0% | 33% | 60% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 14 | 0% | 0% | 21% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 9% | 18% | 64% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17616: North Oxfordshire Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 39% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 45% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.