Madley Brook Community Primary School
At the Bronze Barrow, Cedar Drive, Witney, OX28 1AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- River Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 145648
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01993862976
About this school
Madley Brook Community Primary School is a primary academy in Witney. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 44 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 64% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Madley Brook Community 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 | 58% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 261 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Madley Brook Community Primary School compares
Madley Brook Community Primary School ranked 108th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 | 65% | 3.4% | 9.3% | 221 | — |
| The Blake Church of England Primary School | 52% | 7.4% | 16.1% | 367 | 0.7 miles |
| Witney Community Primary School | 83% | 5.3% | 21.1% | 232 | 0.8 miles |
| The Batt Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 12.6% | 289 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School | — | 8.6% | 13% | 56 | 1.0 miles |
| Tower Hill Community Primary School | 35% | 8.6% | 39.4% | 174 | 1.1 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)
- 9.26%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.35%
- Persistent absence
- 4.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Blake Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Witney Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Witney
-
The Batt Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Witney
-
St Mary's Church of England Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Witney
-
Tower Hill Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Witney
Other schools in Witney
Madley Brook Community Primary School ranks 10th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Witney.
- Combe CofE Primary School Primary
- Ducklington Primary School Primary
- Eynsham Community Primary School Primary
- Freeland Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hailey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hanborough Manor CofE School Primary
- Leafield Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Leigh Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Primary
- Queen Emma's Primary School Primary
- St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Madley Brook Community Primary School teach?
- Madley Brook Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Witney.
- Who is the headteacher of Madley Brook Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Madley Brook Community Primary School is Mr Paul Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Madley Brook Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Madley Brook Community 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 Madley Brook Community Primary School?
- Madley Brook Community Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Madley Brook Community Primary School full?
- Madley Brook Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 221 on roll (70%), 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 Madley Brook Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Madley Brook Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Madley Brook Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Madley Brook Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Madley Brook Community Primary School?
- Madley Brook Community Primary School is part of RIVER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Madley Brook Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Madley Brook Community Primary School rank locally?
- Madley Brook Community Primary School ranked 108th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 Madley Brook Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Madley Brook Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Madley Brook Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Madley Brook Community 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 10 July 2026.