Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Bayards Hill School

3–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141231URN

Waynflete Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

39 applications for 19 places · 137th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

39 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 0.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 0.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 0.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Bayards Hill Primary School (URN 123044), the previous school.

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	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2025	16	38	2.4	15	0.94
Sep 2024	21	36	1.7	18	0.86
Sep 2023	30	49	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2022	11	28	2.6	9	0.82
Sep 2021	35	32	0.9	19	0.54
Sep 2020	43	48	1.1	32	0.74
Sep 2019	46	39	0.9	34	0.74
Sep 2018	32	32	1.0	21	0.66
Sep 2017	32	35	1.1	25	0.78
Sep 2016	57	57	1.0	43	0.75
Sep 2015	60	57	1.0	43	0.72
Sep 2014 *	60	55	0.9	41	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%93rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	67%	10%	102	105
2023/24	60%	12%	106	106
2022/23	38%	4%	101	101

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

Bayards Hill SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sandhills Community Primary School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

5.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Windmill Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Barton Park Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Wood Farm Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
New Marston Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Tyndale Community School
2.9 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141231 · 931/2015
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 448 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 44.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2014
Replaced: Bayards Hill Primary School (URN 123044)
Address: Waynflete Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9NU
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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