John Hampden Primary School

OxfordshireCommunity school

Park Street, Thame, OX9 3HU

Headteacher: Mr Paul HankeySchool website ↗Pupils: 448 (capacity: 418)
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2022
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2022
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 29 June 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
77.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
23.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 83%·Maths 83%All three 77%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
58
How many families wanted this school first?
68
How many got their first choice?
56of 68 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
140

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
217 girls, 231 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 84% (2018/19), currently 77%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1649.0%8.0%-0.1-1.2-0.6
2016/1773.0%18.0%+2.2+0.1+1.9
2017/1875.0%16.0%+1.2+0.6+2.5
2018/1984.0%16.0%+3.9+1.6+2.1
2022/2377.0%18.0%+2.3+1.2+1.1
2023/2475.0%23.0%---
2024/2577.0%23.0%---
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