Badgemore Primary School, Henley-on-Thames
Badgemore Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Henley-on-Thames, part of The Circle Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 8 schools in Henley-on-Thames with published results, and 2,457th of 14,452 across England. It was 60% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Badgemore Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Badgemore Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Badgemore Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Badgemore Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Badgemore Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Badgemore Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 67% maths); Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Valley Road School (0.8 miles, Good, 100% reading, 97% maths); and Shiplake Church of England School (2.8 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths).
Badgemore Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-ThamesTrinity Church of England Primary SchoolValley Road SchoolShiplake Church of England School
The trust
Badgemore Primary School is one of 11 schools run by The Circle Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
In 2026, 17 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 8 (6.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Staffing
Badgemore Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crisp Road HaR (nw-bound), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Badgemore Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Badgemore Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Badgemore Primary School (URN 123042), it was rated Good in June 2019.
At a Glance
18.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
18.8
Avg class size
17.0
Infant (KS1)
21.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Badgemore Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Badgemore Primary School.
- Elite Camps Henley890m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Badgemore Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Badgemore Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Badgemore Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Badgemore Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
60%
Available places
125 pupils
210 places
85 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Henley-on-Thames
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Henley-on-Thames
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
124
Total Pupils
53
Boys
71
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,954
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,023
Per pupil
£867k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
12.2%
Persistent absence
115
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Badgemore Primary School
Questions parents ask about Badgemore Primary School
What are SATs results like at Badgemore Primary School?
Of the pupils at Badgemore Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is Badgemore Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Badgemore Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2024. Before that, as Badgemore Primary School (URN 123042), it was rated Good in June 2019.
What is the catchment area for Badgemore Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Badgemore Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Badgemore Primary School?
Badgemore Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 60% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Badgemore Primary School?
Classes at Badgemore Primary School average 18.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Badgemore Primary School?
Badgemore Primary School has around 124 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Badgemore Primary School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Badgemore Primary School in 2024/25. 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Badgemore Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Badgemore Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Badgemore Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Badgemore Primary School: Elite Camps Henley (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Badgemore Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Badgemore Primary School?
Badgemore Primary School is at Hop Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2HL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)