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Schools near OX9

Thame, Oxfordshire · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of OX9, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of OX9 is the average position of the 9 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near OX9

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of OX9, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

    State primary · Roman Catholic · Thame · 0.41 miles

    77of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · 0.41 miles · Ofsted: Good (2025)

    How it scored 77
    • Resultsmatters9.5 of 20 points

      Better than 47% of 14,817 state schools in England: 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, January 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters15.9 of 20 points

      0.41 miles from the middle of OX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Oxfordshire County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little9.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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  2. John Hampden Primary School

    State primary · Thame · 0.46 miles

    72of 100

    Places reached 0.58 miles in 2026 · results: top 17% in England · 0.46 miles

    How it scored 72
    • Resultsmatters16.8 of 20 points

      Top 17% of 14,817 state schools in England: 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2022: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters15.4 of 20 points

      0.46 miles from the middle of OX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 the last Reception place went to a home 0.58 miles away; this school is 0.46 miles from the middle of OX9, closer than that. 3 applicants were refused a place. Oxfordshire County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 1.8 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.3 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.2 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Barley Hill Primary School

    State primary · Thame · 0.59 miles

    61of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · 0.59 miles · results: top 39% in England

    How it scored 61
    • Resultsmatters12.3 of 20 points

      Top 39% of 14,817 state schools in England: 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in January 2025: Standards maintained. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted

    • Distancematters14.1 of 20 points

      0.59 miles from the middle of OX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Oxfordshire County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 3.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little3 of 10 points

      Classes average 28.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near OX9

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of OX9, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Lord Williams's School

    State secondary · Thame · 0.44 miles

    75of 100

    Places reached 13.81 miles in 2026 · 0.44 miles · Ofsted: Good (2022)

    How it scored 75
    • Resultsmatters10.9 of 20 points

      Top 46% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.06 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, May 2022: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters18.2 of 20 points

      0.44 miles from the middle of OX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 the last Year 7 place went to a home 13.81 miles away; this school is 0.44 miles from the middle of OX9, closer than that. 1 applicants were refused a place. Oxfordshire County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 11.1% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 8.7 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.4 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.9 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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