Barley Hill Primary School | Primary in Thame, South Oxfordshire | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Barley Hill Primary School

Primary

South Oxfordshire · Thame · OX9 3DH http://www.barley-hill.oxon.sch.uk

Pupils
482
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
14 Jan 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
2 May 2019
Short inspection
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28 Apr 2015
Full inspectionGood
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12 Sep 2013
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in South Oxfordshire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
68%
+12pp
LA
63%
England
63%
78%67%56%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
9%
-2pp
LA
10%
England
8%
19%14%9%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.06
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.38
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
501
cap. 630
518483447
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
LA AVG 20.86:1
23.220.818.4
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EAL
6%
LA AVG 15.71%
6%5%5%
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FSM eligible
17%
LA AVG 16%
17%12%7%
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SEN
25%
LA AVG 20.02%
27%19%11%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
12%
England
13%
17%11%4%
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Overview

AddressLudsden Grove, Thame, OX9 3DH
Telephone01844213100
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6877 spend / pupil£6670 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2568%9%501
2023/2456%11%512
2022/2356%13%-0.40+1.20-1.00518
2018/1969%17%+0.70+1.50-0.30475
2017/1878%15%-0.30+0.10+1.20458
2016/1777%19%-1.10+3.10-1.40447
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%33%75%15%77%28%78%75%106.0105.0106.025%
2023/2478%28%69%14%72%23%84%75%106.0104.0106.027%
2022/2383%33%73%30%73%25%81%83%107.0105.0106.022%
2018/1976%33%89%32%85%28%91%84%106.0106.0107.012%
2017/1881%29%86%31%84%34%89%88%106.0107.0108.011%
2016/1779%37%89%60%85%21%94%84%106.0105.0107.012%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2550120.025%6%17%6%10%
2023/2451218.427%6%15%6%15%
2022/2351818.722%6%15%6%17%
2021/2250720.320%6%15%7%17%
2020/2150622.418%6%13%
2018/1947522.212%6%7%4%4%
2017/1845820.911%5%7%4%4%
2016/1744723.212%5%9%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.