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Tower Hill Community Primary School

2–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142449URN

Moor Avenue, Witney, OX28 6NB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 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

33 applications for 16 places · 136th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%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 · 14 June 2022Ofsted'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)

33 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 of 11 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Tower Hill Community Primary School (URN 123019), 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	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2025	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2024	21	48	2.3	21	1.00
Sep 2023	17	44	2.6	17	1.00
Sep 2022	18	29	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2021	22	34	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2020	27	50	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2019	28	46	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2018	17	39	2.3	17	1.00
Sep 2017	27	57	2.1	25	0.93
Sep 2016	30	52	1.7	21	0.70
Sep 2015 *	29	52	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	39	1.3	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 74% · Maths 43% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%217th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	35%	0%	102	100
2023/24	31%	0%	100	99
2022/23	32%	3%	103	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

Tower Hill Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
The Batt Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

12.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
West Witney Primary School & Nursery
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Queen Emma's Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Witney Community Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Blake Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Madley Brook Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142449 · 931/2303
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 46.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2015
Replaced: Tower Hill Community Primary School (URN 123019)
Address: Moor Avenue, Witney, OX28 6NB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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