North Oxfordshire Academy is a secondary school located in Banbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/02/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Drayton Road, Banbury, OX16 0UD
Website: http://www.northoxfordshire-academy.org/
Telephone: 01295224300
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Merrills
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135365

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1012
Number of Boys: 510
Number of Girls: 502

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.03 Confidence interval -0.17 to 0.24
Of the 156 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 151 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:64%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.87
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Morris Primary School
Bretch Hill , OX16 0UZ
4out of 4 615 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hardwick Primary School
Ferriston , OX16 1XE
3out of 4 913 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hill View Primary School
Hill View Crescent , OX16 1DN
3out of 4 1,075 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Fiennes Road , OX16 0ET
3out of 4 1,406 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Orchard Fields Community School
Edmunds Road , OX16 0QT
3out of 4 1,753 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Oxfordshire Academy
Drayton Road , OX16 0UD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Futures Institute Banbury
Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY
3out of 4 3,194 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Wykham Park
Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY
3out of 4 3,194 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Frank Wise School
Hornbeam Close , OX16 9RL
4out of 4 2,037 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Priory School
St John's Road , OX16 5HX
- not rated 2,739 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
English Language Training
49 Oxford Road , OX16 9AH
- not rated 2,885 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.