Brize Norton Primary School

Brize Norton Primary School is performing well overall, with a strong focus on creating an inclusive and supportive environment for its pupils. The school has established an ambitious and coherent curriculum that supports pupils' learning from the early years through Year 6. Pupils express happiness in attending school, displaying positive relationships among peers and staff, and engaging well in various extracurricular activities. However, despite recent improvements in curriculum implementation, some areas require further attention to ensure that all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), can maximize their potential and learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all pupils.
• Strong engagement and positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• Well-organized curriculum that flows effectively from early years to Year 6.
• High priority given to reading and effective phonics instruction.
• Robust support for pupils from service families.
• Effective management of pupils' behaviour and good attendance promotion.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not fully embedded in a small number of subjects.
• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND, leading to reliance on adult assistance.
• Some phonics support not maximized for faster pupil catch-up.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Brize Norton Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Brize Norton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Brize Norton Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.4% of pupils at Brize Norton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Brize Norton Primary School received £7,219 and spent £6,680 for each of its 132 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £152,000 (£1,150 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,175 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Carterton · Oxfordshire local authority: places and applications

Brize Norton Primary School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Bampton CofE Primary School Bampton
• St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot Bampton
• The Batt Church of England Primary School Witney
• St Mary's Church of England Infant School Witney
• The Blake Church of England Primary School Witney
• Burford Primary School Burford
• St Christopher's Church of England School Lechlade
• Leafield Church of England Primary School Witney
• North Leigh Church of England School Witney
• North Hinksey Church of England Primary School Oxford

What is Brize Norton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brize Norton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Brize Norton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brize Norton Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Brize Norton Primary School have?

Brize Norton Primary School has 132 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brize Norton Primary School cover?

Brize Norton Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Brize Norton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brize Norton Primary School?

Brize Norton Primary School is at Station Road, Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3PL.