John Hampden Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Thame, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.581 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
John Hampden Primary School is a primary school in Thame, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
John Hampden Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.581 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.581 miles, 18th shortest of 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.23 miles).
- That Reception 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2012, though it has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 63 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Park Street, Thame, OX9 3HU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 451 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils really enjoy attending this inclusive school.”
- “Pupils, parents and carers, and staff are proud of their school.”
- “‘The Hampden Way’ clearly signposts leaders’ expectations and aspirations for all.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, including art, the key knowledge pupils need to learn is not as clear.”
- “In these subjects, pupils’ understanding is not as secure.”
- “Teachers’ checks are not as accurate and the activities they plan do not always build on what pupils already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 77% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Barley Hill Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame 0.6 mi Not judged
- Tetsworth Primary School 2.7 mi Requires improvement
- Mill Lane Community Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lewknor Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi School remains Good