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Brailes Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lower Brailes, Banbury OX15 5AP · brailescofeprimary.org.uk · 01608 685253
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 114
- 84% of 135 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Stour Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 52% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 25 | 1.8▲ | 52% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125626)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Brailes Church of England Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125626), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125626)
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125626)
Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125626)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 17
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied