The title molecule, C14H9NO2, is nearly planar with a dihedral angle of 3.72 (4)° beteewn the plane of the phenyl ring and the 3,1-benzoxazin-4-one fragment. The molecules are arranged into stacks parallel to the b axis via π–π stacking interactions [centroid-centroid distance = 4.2789 (11) Å] and the crystal packing is additionally stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions.