Academy sponsor led · Oxfordshire

Gagle Brook Primary School

3–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141201URN

Cranberry Avenue, Bicester, OX27 8BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

54 applications for 18 places · 38th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2016

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

54 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 3.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

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	18	54	3.0	18	1.00
Sep 2025	24	62	2.6	24	1.00
Sep 2024	27	72	2.7	27	1.00
Sep 2023	24	80	3.3	21	0.88
Sep 2022	23	42	1.8	23	1.00
Sep 2021	24	64	2.7	23	0.96
Sep 2020	9	35	3.9	8	0.89
Sep 2019	22	40	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2018	18	47	2.6	18	1.00
Sep 2017	0	9		0
Sep 2016	0	8		0

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 88% · Maths 47% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%197th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	47%	6%	105	100
2023/24
2022/23

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

Gagle Brook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bure Park Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Glory Farm Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

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

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2022

1.9applications per place 64%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141201 · 931/2014
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Capacity: 210 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Cranberry Avenue, Bicester, OX27 8BD
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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