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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form

URN
141146
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
URN
141146
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

71 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

62

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

63

Destinations

66

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of secondary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#15 of 36 schools in Oxfordshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Question 2

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 January 2023
Inspection date
22 November 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

179

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

421

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

179

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.35×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Oxfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Oxfordshire)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Oxfordshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

48.5

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

42.4%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

72.7%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

26.6%

EBacc achievement

Location

OX16 9DG - Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire

Contact details

Address
Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Postcode
OX16 9DG
Phone
1295264216
Website
http://www.blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Oxfordshire
Local authority code
931

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 675 schools in Oxfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

675

Open schools

370

Closed schools

304

Primary schools

402

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 15 January 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 January 202322 November 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 15 January 2023
    • Good

      Published
      15 January 2023
      Inspected
      22 November 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 168

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    15.1%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    32.8

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.06

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    15.8%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    89.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    3.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    4.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    3.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    79

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary402 (61.5%)
    • Secondary79 (12.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other173 (26.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College146 mSecondaryClosed
    Wykham Park273 mSecondaryOpen
    Futures Institute Banbury291 mSecondaryOpen
    Banbury School291 mSecondaryClosed
    The Grange Community Primary School617 mPrimaryOpen
    St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury741 mPrimaryClosed
    St John's Catholic Primary School792 mPrimaryOpen
    English Language Training860 mNot applicableOpen
    Harriers Ground Community Primary School869 mPrimaryClosed
    Harriers Banbury Academy869 mPrimaryOpen
    • Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College
      Distance
      146 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Wykham Park
      Distance
      273 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Futures Institute Banbury
      Distance
      291 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Banbury School
      Distance
      291 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Oxfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aureus SchoolSecondaryOX11 6FFOpen
    Banbury SchoolSecondaryOX16 9HYClosed
    Bartholomew SchoolSecondaryOX29 4APOpen
    Bartholomew SchoolSecondaryOX29 4APClosed
    Bicester Community CollegeSecondaryOX26 2NSClosed
    • Aureus School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      OX11 6FF
      Status
      Open
    • Banbury School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      OX16 9HY
      Status
      Closed
    • Bartholomew School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      OX29 4AP
      Status
      Open
    • Bartholomew School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      OX29 4AP
      Status
      Closed
    • Bicester Community College
    The Grange Community Primary School
    Distance
    617 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
    Distance
    741 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St John's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    792 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • English Language Training
    Distance
    860 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Harriers Ground Community Primary School
    Distance
    869 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harriers Banbury Academy
    Distance
    869 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    OX26 2NS
    Status
    Closed