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Madley Brook Community Primary School

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145648URN

At the Bronze Barrow, Cedar Drive, Witney, OX28 1AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

58 applications for 30 places · 151st of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

6 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 November 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Madley Brook Community Primary School, URN 134136

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Madley Brook Community Primary School (URN 134136), the previous school.

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	30	58	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2025	21	70	3.3	21	1.00
Sep 2024	30	72	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2023	27	58	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2022	23	67	2.9	22	0.96
Sep 2021	30	70	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	67	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	29	51	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2018 *	38	75	2.0	38	1.00
Sep 2017 *	36	75	2.1	36	1.00
Sep 2016 *	45	102	2.3	53	1.18
Sep 2015 *	45	81	1.8	46	1.02
Sep 2014 *	44	84	1.9	43	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%103rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	65%	12%	107	103
2023/24	64%	5%	105	103
2022/23	58%	0%	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

Madley Brook Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Blake Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Witney Community Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Batt Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

12.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place
Tower Hill Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Queen Emma's Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Hailey Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney
2.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145648 · 931/2002
Trust: River Learning Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Madley Brook Community Primary School (URN 134136)
Address: At the Bronze Barrow, Cedar Drive, Witney, OX28 1AR
Local authority: Oxfordshire · West Oxfordshire

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