Dashwood Banbury Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Banbury (Oxfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
68%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
79%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.3%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
20.2%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
98%
456 / 466 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Dashwood Banbury Academy is a primary school located in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 466 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 466. It is part of the ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Sarah Gordon-Weeks.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Professional Growth
- Governance
- Aspirations Academies Trust
- Compliments from Our Visitors
- Applied Learning
- Dashwood Power Skills
- Phonics
- Reading Lists
- Forest School
- PE and School Sport
- Careers Encounters
- Aspirations Families
- Extra Curricular Activities
- Early Years Visit Us
- Early Years Classes
- Numbots
and 1 more
Key facts
- URN
- 138501
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Herbert | Chair of Local Governing Body | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Natasha Ullah | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matt Rabiasz | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Keegan | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Wendy Woodward | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Gordon-Weeks | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julia Ingham | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carly Berry | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Barton | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ben Halliwell | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Julia Ingham Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Sarah Gordon-Weeks Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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