Sires Hill Primary Academy

About Sires Hill Primary Academy

Sires Hill Primary Academy is a small state primary in South Oxfordshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection rated it Good overall, with an Outstanding mark for early years provision. That early years rating is a notable standout when you consider the local picture: across Oxfordshire, only 13 out of 242 primary schools hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, so securing that for the nursery phase puts the school in select company. The school’s overall Good rating is solid, but it’s worth noting that the nearest Outstanding-rated primary, Didcot Primary Academy, is just three kilometres away, so families with a strong preference for an Outstanding school may want to compare the two. Sires Hill is also heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 83 applications for just 27 places, with 20 first-preference offers made. That works out at roughly three applicants for every place, which tells you the school is genuinely popular with local families.

On academic outcomes, the data is limited because the school is very small — just 75 pupils on roll against a capacity of 510 — so published performance measures may be suppressed or volatile. However, we can look at the local authority average for Key Stage 2, which sits at 61 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Without Sires Hill’s own KS2 figure in the data, it’s impossible to say whether it beats or trails that benchmark, but the school’s Good Ofsted rating suggests it is delivering a broadly effective education. The inspection report praised early years as Outstanding, which bodes well for the foundation stage. For a school this size, individual cohorts can swing results significantly, so parents should ask the school directly for its most recent SATs outcomes. The school does not have a sixth form, and its nursery provision means children can start at age two, giving families a continuous primary route from the earliest years.

Facilities are surprisingly generous for a small school: there’s a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, a forest school area, a sensory room, and a library. Clubs include drama, art, choir, gardening, chess and coding, and the sports offered cover dance, rounders, football, tennis and cricket. The school’s SEND provisions are clearly stated for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and autistic spectrum disorder, which is useful for families whose children need targeted support. Oversubscription is high, so applying as a first preference is essential. This school will suit families who value a small, community-focused primary with strong early years provision and a broad range of activities, but who are comfortable with a school that may not publish standout headline exam scores due to its tiny cohort size.

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