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St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX16 4SB
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,344 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 84%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 61%61% · 2022/232023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 89%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM44% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East
Reading score101 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East
Maths score100 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 51 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 46% · 57 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 36% · 55 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 36% · 56 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 57% · 53 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 51% · 41 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 44% · 45 pupils · South East 64%57%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 51 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 2% · 57 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 55 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 4% · 56 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 9% · 53 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 41 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 45 pupils · South East 7%9%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 51 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 55 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 99 · 56 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 53 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 41 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 101 · 45 pupils · South East 10610399No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 51 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 100 · 55 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 101 · 56 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 53 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 41 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 100 · 45 pupils · South East 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in97.8%
45 of 46 who put it first2014 · 85.7%2026 · 97.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4645
2nd270
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

0.3 km from Banbury Grimsbury · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Inadequate
  2. 2007Satisfactory
  3. 2010Good
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2022Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026336
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.1%
First language not English52.9%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils17.4%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

80% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 14.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 18.1
  • Other support 6.6

Teachers 16.2 FTE · Whole workforce 40.9 · 55 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,642
Spend per pupil£7,361
Staff spend per pupil£5,798
Reserve per pupil£458
  • +£148,735revenue reserve
  • +£91,132in-year balance

Grants £7,219 · self-generated £423 · premises £405 per pupil