Primary school

Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oxfordshire
  • OX10 0QH
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,579 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 84%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 9%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 35%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 2%2% · 2023/242024/25: top 84%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM48% · South East 64%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · South East 7%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score111 · South East 106Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South East 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 6 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 83% · 12 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 43% · 7 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 15 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 56% · 16 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 92% · 12 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 48% · 23 pupils · South East 64%92%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 6 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 17% · 12 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 14% · 7 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 15 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 13% · 16 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 12 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 9% · 23 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 6 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 112 · 12 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 7 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 109 · 15 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 16 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 12 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 111 · 23 pupils · South East 10611298No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 96 · 6 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 12 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 7 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 15 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 16 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 108 · 12 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 23 pupils · South East 10510896No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 90.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd101
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026163
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.7%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support10.8%
EHC plan5.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

108.7% full · 150 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.8
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 9.2 FTE · Whole workforce 19.8 · 26 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school