Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road, Bicester, OX26 2DBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Brookside Primary School is a primary school in Bicester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 12th of 16 primary schools in Bicester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 March 2025, report published 18 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 March 2025
Pupils are proud of their school. They are respectful and kind to each other. Pupils enjoy school and, as a result, attendance is high. There is a strong sense of community at Brookside Primary School. Pupils know that adults are there to support them. This helps pupils to feel safe. The school's curriculum is ambitious in all subjects. Staff expect pupils to achieve well. Pupils attain well in national examinations and achieve well across the curriculum. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent support. Parents and carers of pupils with SEND are positive about the impact the school has on their children. The school's learning behaviours of cooperation, resilience, concentration, curiosity, imagination and reflection are taught and support pupils to learn well in lessons. Pupils have access to a wide range of extra-curricular clubs. These include sports, board games and mindfulness. Pupils enjoy taking on roles of responsibility in the school. They can become leaders as part of the school council, sports leaders, science council leaders and playground leaders. Pupils enjoy a range of trips and visits. Highlights include the botanical gardens and residential trips to the New Forest in Year 4 and Wales in Year 6.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, teachers do not always ensure that the planned activities match the intended learning well enough. This results in some pupils not learning what leaders expect. The school should ensure that teachers provide pupils with well-considered activities and tasks that develop pupils' knowledge and skills across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
40 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
306 pupils on roll, with places for 330
Schools near Brookside Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Bure Park Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| King's Meadow Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Southwold Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Cornell
- Phone
- 01869252482
- Address
- Bucknell Road, Bicester, OX26 2DB
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 123007
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.