Banbury Crossroads School
2451 dieppe avenue sw · Calgary · T3E7K1
One of Currie Barracks’s 23 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Banbury Crossroads School. Every school in and around Currie Barracks →
What stands out about Banbury Crossroads School
- 48 students, well under the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 25%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Independent: it runs itself, outside the public boards.
How Banbury Crossroads School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Banbury Crossroads School averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 68% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 25% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Banbury Crossroads School is placed by its results, not lettered
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Banbury Crossroads School gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Banbury Crossroads School feeds into Currie Barracks’ School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Banbury Crossroads School
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
All 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Banbury Crossroads School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury Crossroads School | Independent | English | 48 | Second fifth | |
| New Heights School and Learning Services | Independent | English | 123 | – | 0.1 km |
| Clear Water Academy | Independent | English | 478 | Top fifth | 0.1 km |
| Horizon Leadership Academy | English public | English | 256 | Top fifth | 0.3 km |
| Lycée international de Calgary | Independent | English | 390 | Top fifth | 0.4 km |
| Dr. Oakley School | English public | English | 197 | Bottom fifth | 0.7 km |
| École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | French | 481 | Second fifth | 0.9 km |
Schools for every grade near Banbury Crossroads School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Banbury Crossroads School
Who runs Banbury Crossroads School?
Banbury Crossroads School is outside the public boards (Independent).
What language does Banbury Crossroads School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Banbury Crossroads School?
Ask the school directly. Private schools take their own applications and charge tuition.
Which schools of the same kind are near Banbury Crossroads School?
The nearest are New Heights School and Learning Services (0.1 km), Clear Water Academy (0.1 km) and Horizon Leadership Academy (0.3 km).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – Alberta) · Alberta Education and Childcare, PAT multiyear school results (core courses pooled). Alberta’s own notes: breaches in 2021–22, wildfires in 2022–24, the January 2026 sitting cancelled, pilot-curriculum students excused. Open Government Licence – Alberta. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).