Graven Hill Primary School
32 Graven Hill Road, Ambrosden, OX25 2BF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Green
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 149750
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869690296
About this school
Graven Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Ambrosden. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Graven Hill Primary School under its current framework. 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
Graven Hill Primary School 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 Graven 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Graven Hill Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 12.2% | 147 | — |
| Langford Village Community Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 413 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | 64% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 598 | 1.0 miles |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | 47% | 4.9% | 20.9% | 354 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | — | 5.3% | 11.3% | 217 | 1.2 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 306 | 1.3 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)
- 12.2%
- English as an additional language
- 32.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Langford Village Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School1.0 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Longfields Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester1.2 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Brookside Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bicester
Common questions
- What year groups does Graven Hill Primary School teach?
- Graven Hill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ambrosden.
- Who is the headteacher of Graven Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Graven Hill Primary School is Mr Matthew Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Graven Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Graven Hill Primary School 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 Graven Hill Primary School?
- Graven Hill Primary School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Graven Hill Primary School full?
- Graven Hill Primary School has capacity for 510 pupils and 147 on roll (29%), 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 Graven Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Graven Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Graven Hill Primary School a selective school?
- No. Graven Hill Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Graven Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Graven Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Graven Hill Primary School?
- Graven Hill Primary School is part of THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Graven Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Graven Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Graven Hill Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Graven Hill Primary School. 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 10 July 2026.