Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary SchoolSt Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wallingford.

Summary of the comparison

Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School and St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford are primary schools in Wallingford.

  • Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School versus St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallingfordBrightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary SchoolWallingfordSt Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, WallingfordEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking52nd of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure232nd of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll176 173
Capacity150 180
LocationWallingford, OX10 0QH Wallingford, OX10 8HX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census176 173
Free school meals (ever 6)9.7% 17.1%
English as an additional language4.5% 8.7%
SEN support10.8% 30.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% 9.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School

St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford

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