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Ashford Hill Primary School

URN
149425
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ashford Hill Primary School
URN
149425
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

94 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

100

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of primary schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#16 of 345 schools in Hampshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Ashford Hill Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Ashford Hill Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
21 January 2026
Inspection date
25 November 2025
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 25 November 2025

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 25 November 2025

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

20

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

33

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

20

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.65×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hampshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hampshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.ashfordhillprimary.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

93.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

93.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

100.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

87.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RG19 8BB - Ashford Hill Road, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire

Contact details

Address
Ashford Hill Road, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire
Postcode
RG19 8BB
Phone
1189813822
Website
www.ashfordhillprimary.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hampshire
Local authority code
850

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 873 schools in Hampshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

873

Open schools

618

Closed schools

255

Primary schools

528

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Expected standard

Graded 25 November 2025

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 25 November 2025

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 25 November 2025

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 25 November 2025

  • Leadership and governance

    Strong standard

    Graded 25 November 2025

  • Early years

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 January 202625 November 2025Academy First Section 5Report cardView report for inspection published 21 January 2026
    20 January 202210 November 2021Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schoolsInadequateView report for inspection published 20 January 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      21 January 2026
      Inspected
      25 November 2025
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report
    • Inadequate

      Published
      20 January 2022
      Inspected
      10 November 2021
      Type
      Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    60.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 20

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary528 (60.7%)
    • Secondary110 (12.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other232 (26.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Ashford Hill Primary School58 mPrimaryClosed
    Inhurst House School2.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Grantham Farm Montessori School2.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    The Hurst School2.2 kmSecondaryOpen
    Sek International School2.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Brimpton C.E. Primary School2.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Kingsclere Church of England Primary School4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Aldermaston C.E. Primary School4.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Service for Alternative Curriculum 14 - 195.4 kmNot applicableClosed
    The Reintegration Service5.7 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Ashford Hill Primary School
      Distance
      58 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Inhurst House School
      Distance
      2.1 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Grantham Farm Montessori School
      Distance
      2.1 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Hurst School
      Distance
      2.2 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hampshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbotswood Junior SchoolPrimarySO40 8EBOpen
    Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySP11 7FEOpen
    All Saints Church of England Aided Junior SchoolPrimaryGU51 5AJOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySO23 0PSOpen
    Alton Infant SchoolPrimaryGU34 1DHOpen
    • Abbotswood Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SO40 8EB
      Status
      Open
    • Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SP11 7FE
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Aided Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      GU51 5AJ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SO23 0PS
      Status
      Open
    Sek International School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Brimpton C.E. Primary School
    Distance
    2.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Kingsclere Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Aldermaston C.E. Primary School
    Distance
    4.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Service for Alternative Curriculum 14 - 19
    Distance
    5.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Reintegration Service
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Alton Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    GU34 1DH
    Status
    Open