Primary schools in Banbury

Dashwood School

Dashwood school is a Primary school formerly situated on Dashwood Road, in the Calthorpe ward. In September 2008 it moved to new premises in Merton Street.It caters for pupils from 3-11 years of age. It has two acting Headmistresses: Ms Vicki McLean and Mrs Louise McGinty.

Grange School

The Grange school is a large, non-denominational primary school located on Avocet Way, in the Cherwell Heights ward. It neighbours St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, with which it shares a main field, but also has its own land at the back of the campus. It has 297 pupils in the 4 - 11 age range. The Headmistress is Mrs Michelle Dibben.

According to a 2004 Ofsted inspection of the school, entry level is well above the national average, as are the attainment levels in year 6 pupils.

The school has won a number of awards:

• 2002- Achievement Award
• 2003- Gold Active Mark
• 2003- Healthy schools status

Hanwell Fields Community School

Hanwell Fields Community School is situated on Rotary Way in the Hanwell Fields estate. It is the most recently-built school in the town and, because the estate is not yet fully complete, it is also the smallest by pupil numbers.

Hardwick School

Hardwick school is a primary school which is situated on Ferriston, was opened in 1977 and serves the growing community of Hardwick. It has 247 pupils in the 4 - 11 age range. It has a large sloped playing field which lies adjacent to Ironstones park.

Harriers Ground Primary School

Harriers is a primary school situated in the Easington ward. It is situated on Bloxham Road. It has 252 pupils in the 4 - 11 age range. It has a swimming pool that is rarely put to use, it also has a playground that is used at break and lunchtimes for the children to play on, the playground is also used for school netball matches. Next to the playground is a large field that is used by children at lunchtime, the field hosts football games and tournaments. In the summer a fête is hosted on the schools playground.

Hill View School

Hill View is a primary school situated on Hill View Crescent in the Ruscote ward. It has 489 pupils in the 4 - 11 age range.

In 1999 the school appeared on ITV's Diggit Christmas show. The show featured the school's Christmas production, which was called 'Jack the Musical'.

The Headmaster of the school since September 2000 is David Molloy.

Orchard Fields Community School

Orchard Fields Community School is a large primary school situated in Edmunds Road. The school was formerly two separate schools, Neithrop County Infants and Neithrop County Juniors. The latter was closed down in 2002 after it was judged by Ofsted to be failing.

Orchard Fields has 331 pupils in the 3 - 11 age range. The school also has a day care center, where children up to the age of 11 can go. The Headmistress is Maggie Twydell.

In September 2007 the school moved to a newly built site on Princess Diana park.

In 2003 the disused buildings of the former junior school were badly damaged in an arson attack.

St John's Priory School

St John's Priory School is a relatively small independent primary school, situated on St John's Road, in the Calthorpe ward.

St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school on Avocet Way in the Cherwell Heights ward. It is a primary school with 280 pupils from the ages of 3-11. It shares a big field with the Grange School, but also has land of its own all around the site.

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school situated on Fiennes Road in the Neithrop ward. It has 164 pupils in the 3-11 age range.

St Leonard's School

St Leonard's School is a primary school situated on Causeway in the Grimsbury estate. It is the town's largest primary school with 454 pupils in the age range of 3 - 11.

St Mary's CE (C.) Primary School

St Mary's CE (C.) Primary School is an average sized primary school. It is located close to the town centre and therefore has a smaller than average catchment area, although it has 233 pupils in the 3 - 11 age range. The main school building is Victorian although much altered by addition of a hall and additional classroms in the early twentieth century. The school had a new building for the key stage 1 children which was open in late 2003 to replace a 50 year old block. The former Maytree nursery is now the school's foundation stage unit. It also has a large field and a small nature reserve with a wild life pond. The school is situated on the Southam Road with vehicle access via Bluecoat Close.

The school was formerly the Bluecoat school and was founded in 1705 for boys and girls, above the old jail in the market place. The original building now houses Buckell and Ballard's Estate Agency. In 1817 the school was incorporated with the newly-established national schools for boys and girls. In 1835, the national school at Banbury educated about 120 boys and 75 girls, besides occasional scholars on Sundays. The Bluecoat Charity still exists, the trustees meeting regularly at the school to make grants for school uniforms and other educational purposes.

The Headmaster is Mr Stephen Wass. For many years Mr Wass has been "The Fine Lady" in the Banbury Hobby Horse Festival. Some pupils have developed a strong interest in traditional dance and drama through attending folk dance club and in 2008 the school won the West Midlands Folk Federation Outstanding Achievement/Contribution Award for promoting folk music and dance.

The work of the staff and pupils in developing a creative curriculum has been recognised by its inclusion as a case study in the 2008 publication by the Department for Children, Schools and Families titled "Shakespeare for all ages and stages".

William Morris School

William Morris School is a primary school on Bretch Hill (road) in the Bretch Hill ward. It has 198 pupils in the 3 - 11 age range. The Headmistress is Mrs Sally Newman.