UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 123034

Barley Hill Primary School

Community school · Thame · OX9 3DH

Ages 4–11 · 482 pupils · Oxfordshire

School website

Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

6.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-02-10

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
474

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill77%

482 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
482
Boys / girls
250 / 232
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
482 / 630 (77%)
Free school meals
16.4%
FSM pupils
79
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Penny

Location

Address
Ludsden Grove
Postcode
OX9 3DH
Town
Thame
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Thame, Oxfordshire, 482 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.4%.

Open schools in Thame
5
Primary schools in Thame
4
Academies among open schools in Thame
40% (2)
Open schools in OX9
5
Primary in OX9
4
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ThameNear OX9

  • John Hampden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Thame · OX9 3HU · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM11.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Long Crendon School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Aylesbury · HP18 9BZ · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM3.5%

    2.4 miles away

  • Haddenham Community Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Aylesbury · HP17 8DS · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM17.5%

    2.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Penny
Telephone
01844213100
Website
http://www.barley-hill.oxon.sch.uk

Official links