New Hinksey Church of England Primary School

New Hinksey Church of England Primary School is performing well, maintaining the positive standards identified in previous inspections. The school fosters a nurturing and respectful environment where pupils feel valued and are encouraged to thrive academically and socially. With a strong sense of community and high expectations for behaviour and learning, students demonstrate positive attitudes towards their education, which is further enhanced by a curriculum that includes frequent enrichment activities, including visits to cultural institutions in Oxford and beyond. However, while the school has made significant improvements to its curriculum, there are still some areas where implementation is recent, and a few students experience gaps in their understanding. The leadership is actively addressing these issues, but continued focus is needed to ensure all pupils achieve fully in every subject. Overall, the school remains a vibrant community committed to developing its pupils’ academic and personal growth.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their diverse school community.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff promote a positive school culture.
• High expectations for academic achievement and behaviour.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Teachers have good subject knowledge and address misconceptions effectively.
• The school promotes good attendance and has successfully reduced persistent absenteeism.
• Pupils actively engage in school life and contribute to decisions.
• The curriculum is focused and clear, especially in English and mathematics.
• Strong development of pupils' vocabulary and grammatical understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to recent curriculum changes.

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 New Hinksey Church of England Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 1.0% of pupils at New Hinksey 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 New Hinksey Church of England Primary School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.3% 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, 21.2% of pupils at New Hinksey Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 New Hinksey Church of England Primary School received £9,219 and spent £10,005 for each of its 85 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£592 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Oxford · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

What is New Hinksey Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Hinksey Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was New Hinksey Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Hinksey Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does New Hinksey Church of England Primary School have?

New Hinksey Church of England Primary School has 85 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Hinksey Church of England Primary School cover?

New Hinksey Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are New Hinksey Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Hinksey Church of England Primary School?

New Hinksey Church of England Primary School is at Vicarage Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4RQ.