Graven Hill Primary School
Graven Hill Primary School is a free schools in Cherwell for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 147 pupils on roll. About 91% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 41.5 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
| Type | Primary / Free schools |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | 32 Graven Hill Road Ambrosden Oxfordshire OX25 2BF |
| Phone | 01869690296 |
| Reference Number | 149750 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 147 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.66%
Girls: 50.34% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 5.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 29.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 4 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 6 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 53.1% |
| White, Other | 10.9% |
| White & Asian | 6.1% |
| African | 5.4% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.8% |
| Indian | 4.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.8% |
| Chinese | 2.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 2% |
| Asian, Other | 2% |
| Unclassified | 1.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 32 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 24 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Graven Hill Primary School had 38 pupils for 420 places. 382 places (91.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Bicester South East Primary” planning area
Oxfordshire counted 165 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 183 in 2029–30, up 11%.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 17 | 38 |
| Unfilled | 96.0% | 91.0% |
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, 0.0% of pupils at Graven Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 Graven Hill Primary School had 41.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 7.4 | 8.6 | 11.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 17.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 40.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 3.2 | – |
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, 8.2% of pupils at Graven Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 | 7 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 4 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Specific 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 Graven Hill Primary School received £10,600 and spent £9,942 for each of its 87 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£787 per pupil).
Across all 10 schools of The Warriner Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,606 and spending £7,564 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £3,000 | £68,000 |
| per pupil | £63 | £787 |
| In-year balance | £4,000 | £57,000 |
| per pupil | £105 | £658 |
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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Langford Village Community Primary School
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0.61 miles |
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St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
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1.02 miles |
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Longfields Primary and Nursery School
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1.19 miles |
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NX |
1.23 miles |
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Brookside Primary School
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1.31 miles |
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Five Acres Primary School
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1.46 miles |
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Launton Church of England Primary School
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1.63 miles |
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Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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1.79 miles |
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Bure Park Primary School
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1.79 miles |
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Glory Farm Primary School
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1.8 miles |
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King's Meadow Primary School
Shakespeare Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2LU |
1.82 miles |
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Southwold Primary School
Holm Way, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 3UU |
1.97 miles |
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Gagle Brook Primary School
Cranberry Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 8BD |
2.51 miles |
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Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School
Fencott Road, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2UT |
3.42 miles |
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Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School
Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 0HJ |
4.03 miles |
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Fringford Church of England Primary School
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4.94 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Whitelands Academy
Hexham Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1AY |
0.93 miles |
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The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NS |
1.29 miles |
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Bruern Abbey School
Chesterton Manor, Bicester, OX26 1UY |
1.54 miles |
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The Cooper School
Churchill Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS |
1.67 miles |
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Bardwell School
Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RZ |
1.85 miles |
All schools in Cherwell · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications
Graven Hill Primary School is part of The Warriner Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- Grendon Underwood School Aylesbury
- Finmere Church of England Primary School Buckingham
- Farthinghoe Primary School Brackley
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School Banbury
- The Warriner School Banbury
- Bishop Carpenter Church of England Primary School Banbury
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School Banbury
- Hornton Primary School Banbury
- The Priors School Southam
How many pupils does Graven Hill Primary School have?
Graven Hill Primary School has 147 pupils on roll.
What age range does Graven Hill Primary School cover?
Graven Hill Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Graven Hill Primary School?
Graven Hill Primary School is at 32 Graven Hill Road, Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, OX25 2BF.