Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Rose Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
268Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146278URN

The Oval, Rose Hill, Oxford, OX4 4SF

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

52 applications for 29 places · 162nd of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

34%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Rose Hill Primary School (URN 123049), 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	29	52	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2025	28	51	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2024	23	48	2.1	23	1.00
Sep 2023	36	64	1.8	35	0.97
Sep 2022	30	47	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2021	25	36	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2020	27	42	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2019	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2018 *	19	25	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2017 *	28	40	1.4	28	1.00
Sep 2016 *	40	53	1.3	30	0.75
Sep 2015 *	60	72	1.2	49	0.82
Sep 2014 *	60	89	1.5	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 59% · Maths 38% → all three 34% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard34%218th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	34%	3%	100	97
2023/24	31%	3%	96	96
2022/23	14%	0%	96	98

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

Rose Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
John Henry Newman Academy
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Larkrise Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

3.3applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Swithun's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146278 · 931/2023
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 268 on roll
Free school meals: 53.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Rose Hill Primary School (URN 123049)
Address: The Oval, Rose Hill, Oxford, OX4 4SF
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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