Graven Hill Primary School
Graven Hill Primary School is a free school in Ambrosden for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 147 pupils and room for 510. About 6 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
32 Graven Hill Road, Ambrosden, OX25 2BF01869 690296gravenhillprimary.schoolMr Matthew Green headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
382 places were empty (91% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (36 offers for 60 places). 36 families put it down as their first choice and 36 of them got in (100%).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), emotional and mental health (3), Hearing impairment (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 147 | 109 | 47 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langford Village Community Primary School | Council | 990 m | 413 | Good 2023 | 10 | Compare |
| St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 598 | Good 2022 | 72 | Compare |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | Council | 1.2 miles | 354 | Good 2022 | 10 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | Academy | 1.2 miles | 217 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Brookside Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 306 | No overall grade 2025 | 39 | Compare |
| Five Acres Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 315 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| Launton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 136 | Requires improvement 2024 | 44 | Compare |
| Bure Park Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 402 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Graven Hill Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Graven Hill Primary School yet.
How many pupils does Graven Hill Primary School have?
147 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 510 places, so it is 29% full.
Is Graven Hill Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 382 places were empty in 2024/25 (91% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Graven Hill Primary School?
Pupils were in school 95.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Graven Hill Primary School?
The average class had 3.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 32 Graven Hill Road, Ambrosden, OX25 2BF
- Telephone
- 01869 690296
- Website
- www.gravenhillprimary.school
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Green
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The Warriner Multi Academy Trust (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Bicester South and Ambrosden
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2023 (academy free school)
- URN
- 149750 · LAESTAB 9312041 · UKPRN 10093048
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Oxfordshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.