St John's Priory School
St John's Priory School is an independent school in Banbury for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 55 pupils and room for 160.
St John's Road, Banbury, OX16 5HX01295 259607stjohnspriory.co.ukMrs Michelle Jenkin headmistressAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oxfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 55 | 61 | 91 | 78 | 82 | 78 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 23% | 17% | 10% | 13% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Training | Miscellaneous | 160 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | Academy | 190 m | 408 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Queensway School | Council | 810 m | 398 | Good 2022 | 63 | Compare |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | Academy | 830 m | 226 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| Futures Institute Banbury | Studio schools | 840 m | 116 | Good 2022 | 19 | Compare |
| Frank Wise School | Council | 860 m | 119 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wykham Park | Academy | 920 m | 800 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | Academy | 0.6 miles | 943 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St John's Priory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St John's Priory School yet.
How many pupils does St John's Priory School have?
55 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 160 places, so it is 34% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St John's Road, Banbury, OX16 5HX
- Telephone
- 01295 259607
- Website
- www.stjohnspriory.co.uk
- Headmistress
- Mrs Michelle Jenkin
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 28 November 1957
- URN
- 123279 · LAESTAB 9316009 · UKPRN 10080513
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.