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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX26 2DBBrookside Primary School
Primary

Brookside Primary School

Primary

Cherwell · Bicester · OX26 2DB www.brookside.oxon.sch.uk

Pupils
309
cap. 330
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
309
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
309
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Brookside Primary School · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-10pp
78%68%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
22%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
309
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Bucknell Road, Bicester, OX26 2DB
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%3%75%20%65%8%75%13%80%68%104.0103.0102.017%309
2023/2468%5%75%25%75%20%75%13%75%73%104.0102.0104.018%320
2022/2362%7%73%36%76%13%78%16%76%76%105.0103.0104.0+0.30+1.20-0.1018%314
2018/1978%22%84%44%80%31%84%31%76%71%107.0107.0105.0+1.50+0.50-0.1012%325
2017/1878%8%93%38%78%10%95%30%75%78%108.0107.0104.0+2.00-1.60+1.607%320
2016/1777%20%90%57%77%20%90%67%70%93%109.0109.0108.0+4.30+0.30+4.608%321

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530920.117%15%26%5%11%
2023/2432020.118%16%22%4%8%
2022/2331420.718%16%25%5%13%
2021/2231721.618%15%23%6%17%
2020/2131822.116%13%20%
2018/1932521.612%13%18%4%6%
2017/1832018.07%11%15%4%7%
2016/1732122.98%10%14%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.