 When the schools merged they became Banbury School, with Harry Judge as the founding Principal.The school became an academy, originally called Banbury Academy, on 1 August 2012.In April 2003, there was a proposal which suggested that Banbury School and Drayton School should be merged as one school, while Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School, which is situated next to Banbury School, would move to the site of Drayton School.