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Brackley Church of England Junior School

Primary · BRACKLEY · NN13 6EE

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 2 June 2026 · report published 14 July 2026

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At a glance

225 pupils · 94% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
13.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.brackleycofejuniorschool.co.uk
URN
121961

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 2 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

51 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
West Northamptonshire average62.4%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Manor Way Primary AcademyHalesowen · 47 miles awayGood87%
Great Preston VC CofE Primary SchoolLeeds · 120 miles awayGood59%
Eastern Green Junior SchoolCoventry · 33 miles awayGood53%
Thorpe Primary SchoolWakefield · 119 miles awayGood67%
Rothwell Primary SchoolLeeds · 119 miles awayGood67%
Copthorne CofE Junior SchoolCopthorne · 76 miles awayGood63%
Newburgh Primary SchoolWarwick · 25 miles awayGood61%
Mercenfeld Primary SchoolMarkfield · 45 miles awayGood66%
Portway Junior SchoolDerby · 65 miles awayGood56%
Colebrook Junior SchoolSwindon · 41 miles awayGood (2015)44%
Cookley Sebright Primary SchoolKidderminster · 53 miles awayGood65%
Southover CofE Primary SchoolLewes · 94 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (West Northamptonshire 59%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (West Northamptonshire 14%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 3% (West Northamptonshire 4%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.81 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Northamptonshire: 2.82 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 31.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,238; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£5,767
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £96,097; in-year balance +£103,850

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.1%62.3%
Social housing16.2%17.1%
Privately rented21.6%20.5%
Detached houses23.7%22.9%
Flats24.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van18.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027267 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£308,000525 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£255,000–£385,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (146)£440,500
Semi-detached (171)£305,000
Terraced (119)£270,000
Flat (89)£182,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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