Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Hook Norton Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
271Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123097URN

Sibford Road, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

50 applications for 27 places · 159th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	50	1.9	25	0.93
Sep 2025	26	63	2.4	23	0.88
Sep 2024	33	50	1.5	31	0.94
Sep 2023	36	56	1.6	34	0.94
Sep 2022	36	51	1.4	34	0.94
Sep 2021	35	50	1.4	38	1.09
Sep 2020	35	50	1.4	31	0.89
Sep 2019	41	55	1.3	37	0.90
Sep 2018	32	47	1.5	30	0.94
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2016	37	47	1.3	36	0.97
Sep 2015	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2014	27	52	1.9	23	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 90% · Maths 84% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%63rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	3%	106	106
2023/24	86%	17%	108	107
2022/23	68%	20%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hook Norton Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School
4.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Great Tew County Primary School
5.9 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Acorns Primary School
6.9 km · Warwickshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Bloxham Church of England Primary School
7.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brailes Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · Warwickshire

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
7.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
8.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123097 · 931/3044
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 271 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Sibford Road, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5JS
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources