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Brookside Primary School

Community school · Bicester · OX26 2DB

Ages 3–11 · 306 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
272

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

306 pupils · 330 places

Pupils on roll
306
Boys / girls
149 / 157
School capacity
330
Capacity fill
306 / 330 (93%)
Free school meals
21.8%
FSM pupils
64
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Cornell

Location

Address
Bucknell Road
Postcode
OX26 2DB
Town
Bicester
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, 306 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 21.8%.

Open schools in Bicester
23
Primary schools in Bicester
17
Academies among open schools in Bicester
39% (9)
Open schools in OX26
16
Primary in OX26
11
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Bure Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 3BP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM7.4%

    0.5 miles away

  • King's Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 2LU · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • Southwold Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 3UU · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM13.4%

    0.8 miles away

  • St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 1BF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.4%

    0.8 miles away

  • Glory Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 4YJ · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM14.0%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Cornell
Telephone
01869252482
Website
www.brookside.oxon.sch.uk

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