John Hampden Primary School
Park Street, Thame, OX9 3HU
- 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
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 418
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 123076
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844212291
About this school
John Hampden Primary School is a community primary school in Thame. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 451 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 75% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 90% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 John Hampden 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 | 77% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Hampden Primary School compares
John Hampden Primary School ranked 40th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 451 | — |
| Barley Hill Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 17.2% | 482 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame | 63% | 5% | 13.5% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School | — | 4.5% | 8.3% | 178 | 2.6 miles |
| Tetsworth Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 64 | 2.7 miles |
| Long Crendon School | 78% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 226 | 2.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.46%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 10.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barley Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Thame
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame0.6 miles
Primary · Thame
-
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School2.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Tetsworth Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Thame
-
Long Crendon School2.8 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Thame
- Barley Hill Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Primary
- Tetsworth Primary School Primary
- Lord Williams's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does John Hampden Primary School teach?
- John Hampden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Thame.
- Who is the headteacher of John Hampden Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Hampden Primary School is Mr Paul Hankey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John Hampden Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Hampden 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 John Hampden Primary School?
- John Hampden Primary School has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Hampden Primary School full?
- John Hampden Primary School has capacity for 418 pupils and 451 on roll (108%), 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 John Hampden Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Hampden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Hampden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Hampden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs John Hampden Primary School?
- John Hampden 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 John Hampden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Hampden Primary School rank locally?
- John Hampden Primary School ranked 40th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Hampden Primary School's absence rate?
- John Hampden Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Hampden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Hampden 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 30 June 2026.