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Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Jane O'Sullivan

corporate_fareTHE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBanbury, OX15 5RW

language Visit Website phone 1295780270

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

110

school

Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Banbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School is an academy converter in Banbury, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 97 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #107 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #8,245 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing92% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading78% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.4

-4.3 to 1.9

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 3.5

-5.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-8.8 to -3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA 0.0

1.3 to 7.3

6.0

Write

LA -0.3

3.2 to 8.8

1.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.1 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 77%

Maths80% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 4.3

-0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 1.8

2.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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05 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-04-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 97 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	97	1	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	106	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	110	3	2.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	117	5	4.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	118	1	0.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	115	1	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	110	3	2.7%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

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Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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