Tetsworth Primary School
15 High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Hankey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- John Hampden Tetsworth Federation
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 123031
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844281328
About this school
Tetsworth Primary School is a community primary school in Thame. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 64 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 67% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 100% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 83% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tetsworth Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tetsworth Primary School compares
Tetsworth Primary School ranked 72nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 64 | — |
| John Hampden Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 451 | 2.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame | 63% | 5% | 13.5% | 162 | 2.9 miles |
| Barley Hill Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 17.2% | 482 | 3.0 miles |
| Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.5% | 99 | 3.1 miles |
| Lewknor Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.6% | 9.2% | 74 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 11 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.84%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Hampden Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Thame
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame2.9 miles
Primary · Thame
-
Barley Hill Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Thame
-
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Watlington
-
Lewknor Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Watlington
Other schools in Thame
- Barley Hill Primary School Primary
- John Hampden Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Primary
- Lord Williams's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tetsworth Primary School teach?
- Tetsworth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Thame.
- Who is the headteacher of Tetsworth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tetsworth Primary School is Mr Paul Hankey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tetsworth Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tetsworth Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tetsworth Primary School?
- Tetsworth Primary School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tetsworth Primary School full?
- Tetsworth Primary School has capacity for 64 pupils and 64 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tetsworth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tetsworth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tetsworth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tetsworth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tetsworth Primary School?
- Tetsworth Primary School is part of the John Hampden Tetsworth Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tetsworth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tetsworth Primary School rank locally?
- Tetsworth Primary School ranked 72nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tetsworth Primary School's absence rate?
- Tetsworth Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tetsworth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tetsworth Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.