Barley Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Thame, Oxfordshire
Barley Hill Primary School is a primary school in Thame, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025.
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Catchment area for Barley Hill Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Ludsden Grove, Thame, OX9 3DH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 482 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils’ achievement.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well to ensure that they are fully engaged in their learning.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, these checks are not as effective, and teachers start new learning before pupils are ready.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame 0.4 mi Not judged
- John Hampden Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Tetsworth Primary School 3.0 mi Requires improvement
- Mill Lane Community Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lewknor Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Not judged
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi School remains Good