North Hinksey Church of England Primary School, Oxford

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades North Hinksey Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across the school, with outcomes at the end of key stage 2 broadly above national averages."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance overall is above national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure there is a highly ambitious, broad curriculum in place."

Early years - Strong standard. "Partnerships with parents and carers remain a significant strength and ensure that children settle quickly and confidently into the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is highly effective."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leadership across the school is strong, decisive and highly effective, resulting in significant positive impact, particularly in relation to inclusion."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school provides a broad, ambitious and coherently planned curriculum that extends far beyond the classroom."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should sustain high standards across all subjects and phases, ensuring school-based plans to enhance the handwriting provision and oracy are consistently used across the school, sustaining the rapid improvements already made".

In its own words: "Admissions to North Hinksey CE Primary School are dealt with by Oxfordshire County Council. Admissions to join the school in other years and in-year admissions are also managed centrally by Oxfordshire County Council."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We provide care and education for preschool children aged 9 months to 4 years old and extended day care for our nursery children between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday-Thursday inclusive and 8.45am-3.15pm on Fridays. We are part of North Hinksey Primary School since merging in September 2025."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £6.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 7 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at North Hinksey Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 90% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put North Hinksey Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to North Hinksey Church of England Primary School are West Oxford Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 68% maths); Botley School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 81% reading, 59% maths); St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); and St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 76% maths).

North Hinksey Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

North Hinksey Church of England Primary School is one of 46 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about North Hinksey Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (18%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Raleigh Park Road (opposite), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood North Hinksey Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 86 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, North Hinksey Church of England Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.