Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Banbury (Oxfordshire).
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
Welcome to Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School Christopher Rawlins is a primary school at the centre of our village community. We serve our community by providing a broad curriculum, rich with extended opportunities, within the context of Christian belief and practice. Our school values that we live and work by are: Courage, Responsibility and Compassion.
We pride ourselves on our children; they are kind, enthusiastic and respectful members of our school community. They model our values and work together as a team. All staff at our school have strong commitments to the development of every child.
They have high expectations of the children and work hard to create warm and supportive relationships that enable children to develop resilience and independence throughout their time at our school. We look forward to welcoming you and your family into our school community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 147716
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (11 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bernard Harris | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Bernard Harris Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Amy Venner | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanna Buckingham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sylvine Druce | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Deborah Russell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Danny Roberts | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jon Willett | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Veness | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Peter Budd | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Gulliver | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Revd Elizabeth Simpson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Nick Fennell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jeremy Turner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Ray Robinson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Bernard Harris Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record