Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Sandhills Community Primary School

3–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146270URN

Terrett Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford, OX3 8FN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

37 applications for 15 places · 88th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 1 November 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

37 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Sandhills Community Primary School (URN 123027), 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	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2025	30	70	2.3	25	0.83
Sep 2024	25	63	2.5	23	0.92
Sep 2023	30	62	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2022	30	50	1.7	22	0.73
Sep 2021	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	63	2.1	25	0.83
Sep 2019	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2018 *	55	77	1.4	48	0.87
Sep 2017 *	38	78	2.1	33	0.87
Sep 2016 *	58	103	1.8	42	0.72
Sep 2015 *	60	106	1.8	53	0.88
Sep 2014 *	30	88	2.9	53	1.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 71% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%147th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	57%	18%	106	104
2023/24	53%	8%	103	102
2022/23	40%	8%	102	100

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

Sandhills Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bayards Hill School
0.9 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Wood Farm Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Barton Park Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Horspath Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wheatley Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
3.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146270 · 931/2022
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 330 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Sandhills Community Primary School (URN 123027)
Address: Terrett Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford, OX3 8FN
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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