Community school · Oxfordshire

Brookside Primary School

3–11Ages
306Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123007URN

Bucknell Road, Bicester, OX26 2DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.1 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

102 applications for 28 places · 18th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

25 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	102	3.6	27	0.96
Sep 2025	32	94	2.9	31	0.97
Sep 2024	36	117	3.3	32	0.89
Sep 2023	42	131	3.1	35	0.83
Sep 2022	30	93	3.1	24	0.80
Sep 2021	34	99	2.9	28	0.82
Sep 2020	41	95	2.3	35	0.85
Sep 2019	41	102	2.5	39	0.95
Sep 2018	38	72	1.9	38	1.00
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2016	38	84	2.2	37	0.97
Sep 2015	45	99	2.2	52	1.16
Sep 2014	35	84	2.4	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 65% · Maths 75% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%138th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	3%	104	103
2023/24	68%	5%	104	102
2022/23	62%	7%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brookside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
0.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bure Park Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Glory Farm Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Langford Village Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123007 · 931/2202
Capacity: 345 pupils · 306 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bucknell Road, Bicester, OX26 2DB
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources