Brackley Church of England Junior School
Manor Road, Brackley, NN13 6EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie Eaton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 121961
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01280707060
About this school
Brackley Church of England Junior School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Brackley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brackley Church of England Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 50 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 54% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 68% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brackley Church of England Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brackley Church of England Junior School compares
Brackley Church of England Junior School ranked 108th of 139 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.1% | 14.5% | 225 | — |
| Waynflete Infants' School | — | 5.5% | 11.1% | 140 | 0.2 miles |
| Bracken Leas Primary School | 63% | 5% | 2.6% | 420 | 0.4 miles |
| The Radstone Primary School | 58% | 4.9% | 11.3% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Farthinghoe Primary School | — | 5.5% | 11.1% | 16 | 3.4 miles |
| Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 104 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.48%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 12.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waynflete Infants' School0.2 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Bracken Leas Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
The Radstone Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Farthinghoe Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Brackley
Other schools in Brackley
Brackley Church of England Junior School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Brackley.
- Bracken Leas Primary School Primary
- Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Farthinghoe Primary School Primary
- Helmdon Primary School Primary
- Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- The Radstone Primary School Primary
- Waynflete Infants' School Primary
- Magdalen College School Secondary
- Beachborough School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Brackley Church of England Junior School teach?
- Brackley Church of England Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Brackley.
- Who is the headteacher of Brackley Church of England Junior School?
- The headteacher of Brackley Church of England Junior School is Mrs Jennie Eaton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brackley Church of England Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brackley Church of England Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brackley Church of England Junior School?
- Brackley Church of England Junior School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Brackley Church of England Junior School full?
- Brackley Church of England Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 225 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brackley Church of England Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Brackley Church of England Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Peterborough.
- Does Brackley Church of England Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brackley Church of England Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brackley Church of England Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brackley Church of England Junior School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Brackley Church of England Junior School ranked 108th of 139 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brackley Church of England Junior School's absence rate?
- Brackley Church of England Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brackley Church of England Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brackley Church of England Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 August 2026.