Bayards Hill School
Waynflete Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Jones
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 141231
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865761656
About this school
Bayards Hill School is a primary academy in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bayards Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- 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 | 56 | 25 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 60% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 64% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 60% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Bayards Hill 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 | 38% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bayards Hill School compares
Bayards Hill School ranked 98th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 7.7% | 49.5% | 234 | — |
| Sandhills Community Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 12.4% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford | 67% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Windmill Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 623 | 0.8 miles |
| Barton Park Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 45.2% | 193 | 0.8 miles |
| Wood Farm Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 31% | 382 | 0.9 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)
- 49.54%
- English as an additional language
- 39.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.73%
- Persistent absence
- 19.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandhills Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford0.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Windmill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Barton Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Wood Farm Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
Bayards Hill School ranks 20th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Oxford.
- Barton Park Primary School Primary
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Botley School Primary
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Primary
- Cutteslowe Primary School Primary
- East Oxford Primary School Primary
- Garsington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horspath Church of England Primary School Primary
- John Henry Newman Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bayards Hill School teach?
- Bayards Hill School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Bayards Hill School?
- The headteacher of Bayards Hill School is Mrs Amy Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bayards Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bayards Hill 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 many pupils are at Bayards Hill School?
- Bayards Hill School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bayards Hill School full?
- Bayards Hill School has capacity for 448 pupils and 234 on roll (52%), so it has space against 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 Bayards Hill School a faith school?
- No. Bayards Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bayards Hill School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bayards Hill School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bayards Hill School part of an academy trust?
- Bayards Hill School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bayards Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bayards Hill School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Bayards Hill School ranked 98th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bayards Hill School's absence rate?
- Bayards Hill School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bayards Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bayards Hill 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 1 July 2026.