Futures Institute Banbury

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

BanburyConstituency

OX16 9HYPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Futures Institute Banbury is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 14–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 116 pupils. Futures Institute Banbury is part of Aspirations Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.35

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

116

Total Pupils

81%Boys

19%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 14 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 116
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Aspirations Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.