Sires Hill Primary Academy
Darwin Drive, Didcot, OX11 9GY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OMNIA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Ashcroft
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Omnia Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 149696
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01235250970
About this school
Sires Hill Primary Academy is a primary academy in Didcot. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 117 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sires Hill Primary Academy under its current framework. 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
Sires Hill Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Sires Hill Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sires Hill Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 0% | 117 | — |
| Ladygrove Park Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 423 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 32.6% | 318 | 1.2 miles |
| Willowcroft Community School | 69% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 481 | 1.3 miles |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | — | 5% | 19.4% | 450 | 1.4 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)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ladygrove Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Manor Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Willowcroft Community School1.3 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Stephen Freeman Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Didcot
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aureus Primary School Primary
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilton County Primary School Primary
- Didcot Primary Academy Primary
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwell Primary School Primary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Moreton Primary School Primary
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sires Hill Primary Academy teach?
- Sires Hill Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Didcot.
- Who is the headteacher of Sires Hill Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Sires Hill Primary Academy is Mrs Alison Ashcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sires Hill Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sires Hill Primary Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sires Hill Primary Academy?
- Sires Hill Primary Academy has 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sires Hill Primary Academy full?
- Sires Hill Primary Academy has capacity for 510 pupils and 117 on roll (23%), 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 Sires Hill Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Sires Hill Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sires Hill Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Sires Hill Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Sires Hill Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sires Hill Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sires Hill Primary Academy?
- Sires Hill Primary Academy is part of OMNIA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Sires Hill Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Sires Hill Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census.
- Does Sires Hill Primary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sires Hill Primary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.