Sires Hill Primary Academy, Didcot

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Sires Hill Primary Academy 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."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "The school's approach to attendance is highly effective and helps pupils, including the most vulnerable pupils, attend regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The curriculum supports pupils' learning across the school."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children achieve well in early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school is highly inclusive and places pupils' needs at the centre of its work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have been very successful in growing this new school, while ensuring pupils of all ages receive a consistent and effective education."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils' wider development is central to the school's work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "As the school continues to grow, leaders should ensure that its effective practice is sustained and remains impactful across all ages, including through the development of Key Stage 2 classes".

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Sires Hill Primary Academy - a new school that opened in September 2023. I am proud to be the Executive Principal of both Sires Hill and Didcot Primary Academy, I have extensive leadership experience and have worked to establish both schools as exceptional places of learning."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, guitar and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3.50 per day.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Sires Hill Primary Academy as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sires Hill Primary Academy are Ladygrove Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 77% maths); All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, 85% reading, 90% maths); Manor Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 61% reading, 58% maths); and Willowcroft Community School (1.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths).

Sires Hill Primary Academy is one of 4 schools run by Omnia Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

3.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Asian (18%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 18 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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.

Sires Hill Primary Academy had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 6 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broad Cairn (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sires Hill Primary Academy 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.

Sires Hill Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Sires Hill Primary Academy are Didcot Girls' School (1.3 miles), Didcot Sixth Form College (1.3 miles) and St Birinus School (1.4 miles).