Barley Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Thame. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ludsden Grove, Thame, OX9 3DH
Website: http://www.barley-hill.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01844213100
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Penny
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123034

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 506
Number of Boys: 280
Number of Girls: 226

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barley Hill Primary School
Ludsden Grove , OX9 3DH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
Brook Lane , OX9 2AB
3out of 4 723 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
John Hampden Primary School
Park Street , OX9 3HU
3out of 4 740 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lord Williams's School
Oxford Road , OX9 2AQ
4out of 4 1,432 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.