Brize Norton Primary School
Station Road, Brize Norton, Carterton, OX18 3PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Robyn Jones
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 142645
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993842488
About this school
Brize Norton Primary School is a primary academy in Carterton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 132 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 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 70% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.20 | - | - |
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 Brize Norton 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 140 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brize Norton Primary School compares
Brize Norton Primary School ranked 178th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 132 | — |
| St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 15% | 452 | 0.9 miles |
| Gateway Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 9.9% | 300 | 1.1 miles |
| Carterton Primary School | 50% | 5.8% | 23.8% | 225 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton | 27% | 8.1% | 28.2% | 107 | 1.5 miles |
| Edith Moorhouse Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 336 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.36%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 3.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Gateway Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Carterton
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Carterton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton1.5 miles
Primary · Carterton
-
Edith Moorhouse Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Carterton
Other schools in Carterton
Brize Norton Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Carterton.
- Carterton Primary School Primary
- Edith Moorhouse Primary School Primary
- Gateway Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton Primary
- Carterton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brize Norton Primary School teach?
- Brize Norton Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Carterton.
- Who is the headteacher of Brize Norton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brize Norton Primary School is Mrs Robyn Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brize Norton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brize Norton 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 Brize Norton Primary School?
- Brize Norton Primary School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Brize Norton Primary School full?
- Brize Norton Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 132 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 Brize Norton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brize Norton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brize Norton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brize Norton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Brize Norton Primary School?
- Brize Norton Primary School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brize Norton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brize Norton Primary School rank locally?
- Brize Norton Primary School ranked 178th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brize Norton Primary School's absence rate?
- Brize Norton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brize Norton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brize Norton 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 2 July 2026.