The Blake Church of England Primary SchoolMadley Brook Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Blake Church of England Primary School and Madley Brook Community Primary School are primary schools in Witney.

  • The Blake Church of England Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Madley Brook Community Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Madley Brook Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Blake Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Madley Brook Community Primary 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 52.0% for The Blake Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for Madley Brook Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Blake Church of England Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Madley Brook Community Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Blake Church of England Primary School versus Madley Brook Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WitneyThe Blake Church of England Primary SchoolWitneyMadley Brook Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C55/100Stronger figure
Local ranking196th of 236 in Oxfordshire 132nd of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll366 235
Capacity420 315
LocationWitney, OX28 3FR Witney, OX28 1AR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census366 235
Free school meals (ever 6)16.1% 9.3%
English as an additional language8.7% 14.9%
SEN support13.4% 15.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.8% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.8% 4.6% 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.

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.

The Blake Church of England Primary School

Madley Brook Community Primary School

Full profiles: The Blake Church of England Primary School · Madley Brook Community Primary School