Brookside Primary School is a primary school located in Bicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bucknell Road, Bicester, OX26 2DB
Website: www.brookside.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01869252482
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicholas Cornell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123007

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 318
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.4
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road , OX26 2DB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NX 		3out of 4 164 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Longfields , OX26 6QL 		3out of 4 826 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bure Park Primary School
Lucerne Avenue , Bure Park OX26 3BP 		3out of 4 897 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Meadow Primary School
Shakespeare Drive , OX26 2LU 		3out of 4 1,119 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NS 		3out of 4 266 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Cooper School
Churchill Road , OX26 4RS 		3out of 4 1,222 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whitelands Academy
Hexham Road , OX26 1AY 		- not rated 1,707 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bardwell School
Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4RZ 		3out of 4 1,564 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bruern Abbey School
Chesterton Manor , Chesterton OX26 1UY 		- not rated 2,684 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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