St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

General Information

Address: Fiennes Road, Banbury, OX16 0ET
Phone: 01295264284
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Clare Smith
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 197
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 50
% eligible for free school meals: 27.6%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,436 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #12 of 54 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#10Shenington Church of England Primary School£7,839
#11Launton Church of England Primary School£7,662
#12St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury£7,436
#13Orchard Fields Community School£7,402
#14Five Acres Primary School£7,359

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Finmere Church of England Primary School£10,147
#2Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School£9,470
#3Graven Hill Primary School£9,448
#4Wroxton Church of England Primary School£9,412
#5Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School£8,941
#6Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School£8,535
#7Dr South's Church of England Primary School£8,490
#8Fringford Church of England Primary School£8,101
#9Gagle Brook Primary School£8,042
#10Shenington Church of England Primary School£7,839
#11Launton Church of England Primary School£7,662
#12St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury£7,436
#13Orchard Fields Community School£7,402
#14Five Acres Primary School£7,359
#15Hanwell Fields Community School£7,334
#16Fritwell Church of England Primary School£7,213
#17Hook Norton Church of England Primary School£7,144
#18Brookside Primary School£7,137
#19Cherry Fields Primary School£6,988
#20Heyford Park School£6,860
#21William Morris Primary School£6,802
#22Hornton Primary School£6,791
#23Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School£6,767
#24Cropredy Church of England Primary School£6,765
#25Kirtlington Church of England Primary School£6,760
#26Hill View Primary School£6,722
#27St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School£6,697
#28St Leonard's Church of England Primary School£6,697
#29Bure Park Primary School£6,660
#30William Fletcher Primary School£6,654
#31Bloxham Church of England Primary School£6,647
#32St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury£6,623
#33Longfields Primary and Nursery School£6,600
#34Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School£6,535
#35North Kidlington Primary School£6,483
#36King's Meadow Primary School£6,370
#37Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,332
#38Longford Park Primary School£6,264
#39The Grange Community Primary School£6,193
#40Queensway School£6,186
#41Hardwick Primary School and Nursery£6,091
#42Deddington Church of England Primary School£6,019
#43West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School£6,018
#44Southwold Primary School£5,997
#45Langford Village Community Primary School£5,959
#46Harriers Banbury Academy£5,860
#47Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School£5,679
#48Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School£5,619
#49St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington£5,496
#50Dashwood Banbury Academy£5,483
#51Glory Farm Primary School£5,459
#52St John's Catholic Primary School£5,417
#53St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester£4,147
#54Edward Feild Primary School£3,570

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