Brookside Primary SchoolSt Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bicester.
Summary of the comparison
Brookside Primary School and St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School are primary schools in Bicester.
Brookside Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School is ahead on our composite score.
Brookside Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Brookside Primary School and 64.0% for St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Brookside Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School (69.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BicesterBrookside Primary School | BicesterSt Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 102nd of 236 in Oxfordshire | 32nd of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 309 | 562 | |
| Capacity | 330 | 588 | |
| Location | Bicester, OX26 2DB | Bicester, OX26 1BF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 58.0% | 64.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | 12.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 309 | 562 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.7% | 17.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.2% | 23.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 17.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.6% | 10.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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.
Brookside Primary School
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Full profiles: Brookside Primary School · St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School