SCHOOL PROFILE

Sires Hill Primary Academy

Primary Free schools URN 149696
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 510 Published school capacity
Capacity used 22.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust OMNIA LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 117 98 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 67 57.3% of pupils
Male pupils 50 42.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

3.4%
21.4 pts below England
School 3.4%
South Oxfordshire 11.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.6%
5.3 pts above England
School 25.6%
South Oxfordshire 10.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Oxfordshire 3.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.4%
59
Any other White background
11.1%
13
Indian
8.5%
10
Any other Asian background
6.0%
7
African
5.1%
6
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.4% 18 of 117 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.4%
South Oxfordshire 22.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.07%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.15 pts lower than England
School 4.07%
South Oxfordshire 5.40%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.82 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
South Oxfordshire 11.31%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
South Oxfordshire 1.39%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

22.9% 65.2 pts below England
Sires Hill Primary Academy
22.9%
South Oxfordshire
84.6%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information