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Hill View Primary School

3–11Ages
495Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145094URN

Hill View Crescent, Banbury, OX16 1DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

102 applications for 45 places · 112th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
11 January 2022
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

102 applications · 45 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Hill View Primary School (URN 122995), 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	45	102	2.3	39	0.87
Sep 2025	59	145	2.5	47	0.80
Sep 2024	54	134	2.5	51	0.94
Sep 2023	54	135	2.5	50	0.93
Sep 2022	53	96	1.8	46	0.87
Sep 2021	44	92	2.1	41	0.93
Sep 2020	54	118	2.2	48	0.89
Sep 2019	47	89	1.9	45	0.96
Sep 2018	53	102	1.9	51	0.96
Sep 2017 *	62	134	2.2	55	0.89
Sep 2016 *	51	114	2.2	51	1.00
Sep 2015 *	56	121	2.2	49	0.88
Sep 2014 *	64	123	1.9	54	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%151st of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	56%	7%	103	103
2023/24	51%	0%	103	103
2022/23	56%	0%	103	105

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

Hill View Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
William Morris Primary School
0.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Orchard Fields Community School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Improved significantly2024

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Hanwell Fields Community School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Queensway School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Harriers Banbury Academy
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145094 · 931/2056
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 670 pupils · 495 on roll
Free school meals: 27.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Hill View Primary School (URN 122995)
Address: Hill View Crescent, Banbury, OX16 1DN
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources