Hook Norton Church of England Primary School

Hook Norton Church of England Primary School continues to operate as a good school, as confirmed by its recent inspection. The school is recognized for its vibrant community where pupils feel safe, engaged, and eager to learn. Strong relationships among staff and students contribute to a positive learning environment. The leadership team has established high expectations for both student performance and behavior, which helps in minimizing disruptions during lessons. Although pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics, there are areas in the curriculum that require refinement to ensure all subjects meet the same high standards as English and mathematics.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well, especially in reading and mathematics.
• The school fosters a vibrant and welcoming community.
• Strong leadership with high expectations for pupils’ achievement and behavior.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Robust action taken by leaders to address any incidents of bullying.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, and teachers present information clearly.
• Pupils develop their character and personal development successfully.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum content in a very small number of subjects is not clearly sequenced, leading to missed misconceptions.
• Some safeguarding and behavior records lack detail, making the information less coherent.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hook Norton Church of England Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Hook Norton Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hook Norton Church of England Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Hook Norton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hook Norton Church of England Primary School received £6,778 and spent £7,135 for each of its 269 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £150,000 (-£557 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Hook Norton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hook Norton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Hook Norton Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hook Norton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Hook Norton Church of England Primary School have?

Hook Norton Church of England Primary School has 271 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hook Norton Church of England Primary School cover?

Hook Norton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hook Norton Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hook Norton Church of England Primary School?

Hook Norton Church of England Primary School is at Sibford Road, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5JS.