Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Banbury for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 260 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Christopher Rawlins Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 27.3 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Aynho Road Adderbury Banbury Oxfordshire OX17 3NH |
| Phone | 01295810497 |
| Reference Number | 147716 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 260 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 55%
Girls: 45% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 7.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 4.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.9 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 4 | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | 44 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 83.8% |
| White, Other | 5.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.1% |
| Unclassified | 2.3% |
| Asian, Other | 1.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.8% |
| African | 0.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.4% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Christopher Rawlins Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, inspected in March 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 10 Jul 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2024 | School inspection |
| 07 Feb 2020 | Academy conversion letter |
| 14 Mar 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Christopher Rawlins Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
| 18 Sep 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 02 Mar 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Mar 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Sep 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 58% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -4.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 21 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 15 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 5 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School had 240 pupils for 315 places. 75 places (23.8%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Bloxham East Primary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 128 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 120 in 2029–30, down 6%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 240 | 241 | 245 | 244 | 240 |
| Unfilled | 23.8% | 23.5% | 22.2% | 22.5% | 23.8% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.0% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 2.7% of pupils at Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School had 27.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 20.6% | 14.0% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 10.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 20.0% | 85.7% | 86.7% | 81.8% | 45.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 1.1 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 19.6% of pupils at Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 24 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 10 | 4 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 11 | 2 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 8 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School received £6,134 and spent £5,897 for each of its 260 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£752 per pupil).
Across all 45 schools of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,175 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £24,000 | £50,000 | £118,000 | £126,000 | £195,000 |
| per pupil | £93 | £187 | £455 | £487 | £752 |
| In-year balance | £30,000 | £96,000 | £65,000 | £1,000 | £61,000 |
| per pupil | £113 | £360 | £249 | £3 | £237 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Longford Park Primary School
Longford Park Road, Bodicote, Longford Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4FU |
1.56 miles |
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Kings Sutton Primary Academy
Richmond Street, King's Sutton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3RT |
1.68 miles |
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Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
White Post Road, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4BN |
1.73 miles |
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The Grange Community Primary School
Avocet Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA |
2.29 miles |
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St John's Catholic Primary School
Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA |
2.32 miles |
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Deddington Church of England Primary School
Earls Lane, Deddington, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 0TJ |
2.53 miles |
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Harriers Banbury Academy
Harriers View, Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9JW |
2.89 miles |
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St John's Priory School
St John's Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5HX |
2.93 miles |
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Dashwood Banbury Academy
Merton Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4RX |
2.98 miles |
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Queensway School
Brantwood Rise, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9NF |
3.02 miles |
|
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Overthorpe Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4SB |
3.13 miles |
|
Bloxham Church of England Primary School
Tadmarton Road, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4HP |
3.15 miles |
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Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School
Green Lane, Charlton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3DN |
3.33 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
St Mary's C of E Primary School Southam Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2EG |
3.39 miles |
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Orchard Fields Community School
Edmunds Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0QT |
3.41 miles |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Fiennes Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0ET |
3.62 miles |
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Hill View Primary School
Hill View Crescent, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1DN |
3.92 miles |
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Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
Main Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2PD |
3.98 miles |
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William Morris Primary School
Bretch Hill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UZ |
4.06 miles |
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Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School
School Lane, North Newington, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AQ |
4.22 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Bloxham Grove Academy
Bloxham Grove Road, Banbury, OX15 4UL |
2.33 miles |
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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DG |
2.41 miles |
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Tudor Hall School
Wykham Park, Banbury, OX16 9UR |
2.48 miles |
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The Warriner School
Banbury Road, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4LJ |
2.51 miles |
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Wykham Park
Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY |
2.56 miles |
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Futures Institute Banbury
Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY |
2.59 miles |
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Bloxham School
Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4PE |
2.71 miles |
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English Language Training
49 Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9AH |
2.84 miles |
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Frank Wise School
Hornbeam Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9RL |
3.24 miles |
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Chenderit School
Archery Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2QR |
4.38 miles |
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North Oxfordshire Academy
Drayton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UD |
4.4 miles |
All schools in Banbury · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:
- Deddington Church of England Primary School Banbury
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury Banbury
- Wroxton Church of England Primary School Banbury
- Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School Bicester
- Tackley Church of England Primary School Kidlington
- Dr South's Church of England Primary School Kidlington
- North Leigh Church of England School Witney
- Leafield Church of England Primary School Witney
- The Blake Church of England Primary School Witney
- The Batt Church of England Primary School Witney
What is Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Christopher Rawlins Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
When was Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.
How many pupils does Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School have?
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School has 260 pupils on roll.
What age range does Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School cover?
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School?
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School is at Aynho Road, Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3NH.