Ashford Hill Primary School
Ashford Hill Road, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, RG19 8BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Catherine Hudson
- Sponsor
- The Thames Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 149425
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189813822
About this school
Ashford Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Thatcham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 130 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashford Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Ashford Hill 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashford Hill Primary School compares
Ashford Hill Primary School ranked 7th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 2.8% | 9.6% | 130 | — |
| Brimpton C.E. Primary School | 20% | 5.7% | 21.3% | 49 | 1.6 miles |
| Burnham Copse Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 308 | 2.3 miles |
| Kingsclere Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 19.4% | 202 | 2.6 miles |
| Bishopswood Junior School | 55% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 223 | 2.8 miles |
| Bishopswood Infant School | — | 5.4% | 10.7% | 174 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.62%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 2.83%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brimpton C.E. Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Burnham Copse Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Kingsclere Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Bishopswood Junior School2.8 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Bishopswood Infant School2.8 miles
Primary · Tadley
Other schools in Thatcham
Ashford Hill Primary School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Thatcham.
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School Primary
- Curridge Primary School Primary
- Francis Baily Primary School Primary
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Parsons Down Infant School Primary
- Parsons Down Junior School Primary
- Spurcroft Primary School Primary
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary Primary
- Whitelands Park Primary School Primary
- Yattendon C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashford Hill Primary School teach?
- Ashford Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thatcham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashford Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashford Hill Primary School is Miss Catherine Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashford Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashford Hill 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 many pupils are at Ashford Hill Primary School?
- Ashford Hill Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashford Hill Primary School full?
- Ashford Hill Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 130 on roll (93%), 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 Ashford Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashford Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashford Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashford Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ashford Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ashford Hill Primary School is part of THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashford Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2023/24 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashford Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Ashford Hill Primary School ranked 7th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashford Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashford Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashford Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashford Hill 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 10 July 2026.