Hill View Primary School
Hill View Primary School is an academy converter in Banbury for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 495 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hill View Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026. In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: September 2026. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Hill View Crescent Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 1DN |
| Phone | 01295251205 |
| Reference Number | 145094 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 495 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.34%
Girls: 45.66% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 27.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 28.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | 30 | 34 | 64 |
| 3 | 54 | 31 | 85 |
| 4 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 5 | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| 6 | 52 | 32 | 84 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 55.6% |
| White, Other | 14.7% |
| Pakistani | 7.9% |
| Indian | 4.2% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.2% |
| White & Asian | 2.8% |
| African | 2.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.6% |
| Unclassified | 1.4% |
| Asian, Other | 1.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 0.6% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Expected standard |
| > Leadership & Governance | Expected standard |
| > Personal Development & Wellbeing | Strong standard |
| > Achievement | Expected standard |
| > Attendance & Behaviour | Expected standard |
| > Curriculum & Teaching | Expected standard |
| > Inclusion | Strong standard |
| > Early Years | Expected standard |
| Last Report Date | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | School inspection |
| 11 Jan 2022 | School inspection |
| 04 Oct 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 13 Feb 2014 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Hill View Primary School | |
| 07 Mar 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Nov 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 05 Oct 2005 | Full inspection: |
| 06 Mar 2000 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 7% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -2.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 27 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 20 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Hill View Primary School had 476 pupils for 630 places. 154 places (24.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Banbury West Primary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 237 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 232 in 2029–30, down 2%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 630 |
| Pupils | 494 | 495 | 470 | 465 | 477 | 486 | 476 |
| Unfilled | 21.6% | 21.4% | 25.4% | 26.2% | 24.3% | 22.9% | 24.4% |
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 Hill View Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.3% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
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 Hill View Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Hill View Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.1 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 16.6% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 4.1% | 14.1% | 8.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 29.3% | 0.0% | – | 59.3% | 79.2% | 80.0% | 72.7% | 56.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.1 | 0.0 | – | 3.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | – |
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 Hill View Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 40 | 4 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 35 | 7 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 13 | 14 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 14 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 2024–25 Hill View Primary School received £6,887 and spent £6,817 for each of its 503 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £449,000 (£894 per pupil).
Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £66,000 | £166,000 | £299,000 | £387,000 | £420,000 | £416,000 | £449,000 |
| per pupil | £126 | £340 | £605 | £806 | £861 | £817 | £894 |
| In-year balance | -£146,000 | -£145,000 | -£243,000 | -£323,000 | -£107,000 | -£84,000 | £35,000 |
| per pupil | -£278 | -£297 | -£491 | -£674 | -£220 | -£164 | £70 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
Ferriston, Hardwick School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1XE |
0.36 miles |
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William Morris Primary School
Bretch Hill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UZ |
0.45 miles |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Fiennes Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0ET |
0.58 miles |
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Orchard Fields Community School
Edmunds Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0QT |
0.68 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
St Mary's C of E Primary School Southam Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2EG |
0.69 miles |
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Hanwell Fields Community School
Rotary Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1ER |
0.72 miles |
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Queensway School
Brantwood Rise, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9NF |
0.98 miles |
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St John's Priory School
St John's Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5HX |
1.01 miles |
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Harriers Banbury Academy
Harriers View, Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9JW |
1.03 miles |
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Cherry Fields Primary School
Wardington Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2DF |
1.39 miles |
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Dashwood Banbury Academy
Merton Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4RX |
1.43 miles |
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St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Overthorpe Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4SB |
1.52 miles |
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The Grange Community Primary School
Avocet Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA |
1.65 miles |
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St John's Catholic Primary School
Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA |
1.65 miles |
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Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School
School Lane, North Newington, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 6AQ |
1.76 miles |
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Wroxton Church of England Primary School
Lampitts Green, Wroxton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 6QJ |
2.01 miles |
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Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School
White Post Road, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4BN |
2.19 miles |
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Longford Park Primary School
Longford Park Road, Bodicote, Longford Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4FU |
2.46 miles |
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Cropredy Church of England Primary School
Station Road, Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1PU |
3.23 miles |
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Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
Main Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2PD |
3.46 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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North Oxfordshire Academy
Drayton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UD |
0.61 miles |
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Frank Wise School
Hornbeam Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9RL |
0.75 miles |
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English Language Training
49 Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9AH |
1.1 miles |
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Futures Institute Banbury
Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY |
1.37 miles |
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Wykham Park
Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY |
1.41 miles |
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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DG |
1.53 miles |
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Tudor Hall School
Wykham Park, Banbury, OX16 9UR |
2.1 miles |
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Bloxham Grove Academy
Bloxham Grove Road, Banbury, OX15 4UL |
2.9 miles |
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The Warriner School
Banbury Road, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4LJ |
2.96 miles |
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Bloxham School
Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4PE |
3.31 miles |
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Chenderit School
Archery Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2QR |
3.69 miles |
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Swalcliffe Park School CIO
Swalcliffe, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5EP |
4.66 miles |
All schools in Banbury · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications
Hill View Primary School is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:
- North Oxfordshire Academy Banbury
- Hanwell Fields Community School Banbury
- Campion School Northampton
- Orchard Meadow Primary School Oxford
- Pegasus School Oxford
- Windale Primary School Oxford
- Northampton Academy Northampton
- George Eliot Academy Nuneaton
- Nuneaton Academy Nuneaton
- Hartshill Academy Nuneaton
What is Hill View Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Hill View Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.
When was Hill View Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Hill View Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.
How many pupils does Hill View Primary School have?
Hill View Primary School has 495 pupils on roll.
What age range does Hill View Primary School cover?
Hill View Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Hill View Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Hill View Primary School?
Hill View Primary School is at Hill View Crescent, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1DN.