Gagle Brook Primary School
Cranberry Avenue, Bicester, OX27 8BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Holloway
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 141201
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869228750
About this school
Gagle Brook Primary School is a primary academy in Bicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
Trends over time
How Gagle Brook Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gagle Brook Primary School compares
Gagle Brook Primary School ranked 202nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.3% | 24% | 183 | — |
| Southwold Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 315 | 0.7 miles |
| Bure Park Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| King's Meadow Primary School | 60% | 5.1% | 12.9% | 443 | 1.0 miles |
| Glory Farm Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 331 | 1.1 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 306 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.98%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southwold Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Bure Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bicester
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King's Meadow Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bicester
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Glory Farm Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bicester
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Brookside Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
Gagle Brook Primary School ranks 15th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bicester.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Bure Park Primary School Primary
- Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Five Acres Primary School Primary
- Fringford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fritwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Glory Farm Primary School Primary
- King's Meadow Primary School Primary
- Langford Village Community Primary School Primary
- Launton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gagle Brook Primary School teach?
- Gagle Brook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Gagle Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gagle Brook Primary School is Mrs Emily Holloway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gagle Brook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gagle Brook Primary 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 big is Gagle Brook Primary School?
- Gagle Brook Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gagle Brook Primary School full?
- Gagle Brook Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Gagle Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gagle Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gagle Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gagle Brook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Gagle Brook Primary School?
- Gagle Brook Primary School is part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Gagle Brook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Gagle Brook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Gagle Brook Primary School rank locally?
- Gagle Brook Primary School ranked 202nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gagle Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Gagle Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gagle Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gagle Brook Primary 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 1 July 2026.