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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Addison Road, Banbury OX16 9DG · blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk · 01295 264216
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 943
- 96 over 847 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 186 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 186 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 150 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 145 | 147 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 155 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 42.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oxfordshire it was 46.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.7 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 40 | +3.8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 students | C+ (32.8) | Average +0.06 | |
| 72 students | C+ (32.8) | Average +0.06 | |
| 17 students | Dist (35.6) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | C+ (33.5) | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | C (30.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 74 | C+ (32.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 84 | C+ (32.5) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 74 | C (31.4) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 89 | C (28.6) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 70 | C+ (32.2) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54.8 | −11.5 |
| Further education | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 32.3 | +11.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (194 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 194
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (23%) with SEND