Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School, Wallingford

In its own words: "On behalf of our entire school team, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to Brightwell cum Sotwell C of E Primary School, a community that thrives on supporting its children to learn together and grow together successfully through the core values of friendship, respect and tolerance."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £7.95 per day.

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 6pm and an open day on Friday 27 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School are St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford (1.1 miles, Good); Fir Tree Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 84% maths); St Laurence Church of England School (1.7 miles, 80% reading, 80% maths); and St John's Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 64% maths).

Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School is one of 3 schools run by The Merchant Taylors' Oxfordshire Academy Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (7%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wallingford (Cholsey & Wallingford Railway), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenmere (adjacent), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).

In 2024/25, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.