Best Schools in Brackley

How many schools are there in Brackley?

Brackley has 11 open schools: 8 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 2 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Brackley are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Brackley was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Farthinghoe Primary School. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 9 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Farthinghoe Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Brackley have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Brackley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Helmdon Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Bracken Leas Primary School (80% in reading, 72% in maths); and Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School (71% in reading, 79% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Helmdon Primary SchoolBracken Leas Primary SchoolCroughton All Saints CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Brackley?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Brackley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Brackley have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Brackley have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Brackley?

Apply to your council - West Northamptonshire or Buckinghamshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.