Brize Norton Primary School, Carterton
Brize Norton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Carterton, part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 6 schools in Carterton with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brize Norton Primary School in detail
Brize Norton Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, multi-sports, choir and sewing.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:35am and after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Brize Norton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (85% in reading, 70% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Brize Norton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Brize Norton Primary School as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Brize Norton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brize Norton Primary School are St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 68% maths); Gateway Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 77% maths); Carterton Primary School (1.2 miles, 72% reading, 50% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton (1.5 miles, Good, 53% reading, 47% maths).
Brize Norton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary SchoolGateway Primary SchoolCarterton Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
The trust
Brize Norton Primary School is one of 46 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 19 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 10 (7.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Brize Norton Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (near), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brize Norton Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 18 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brize Norton Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Brize Norton is a welcoming and inclusive primary school. The strong ethos of, 'We SHINE for ourselves and each other,' underpins the work of the school. Pupils are happy to attend. They have positive relationships with each other and with staff. They know they can talk to staff if they are worried about anything.
Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children in the early years settle in quickly. They soon begin to share, take turns and help each other. The early years curriculum prepares children well for learning in Year 1. All pupils at the school benefit from a stimulating learning environment. The effective outdoor areas provide them with many purposeful opportunities to play, relax and explore.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Strong action from the school and trust to improve pupils' learning has been taken. Together they have developed an ambitious curriculum that flows logically from the beginning of the Reception Year to the end of Year 6. The knowledge, skills and vocabulary pupils need to learn is well organised. This is in place for all subjects. Careful thought has gone into the sequence of learning in mixed-age classes.
In most subjects, teachers deliver the curriculum well. In mathematics, for example, teachers ensure pupils' learning builds well year on year. In geography, pupils' key knowledge of people and places develops as they progress through the school. However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum is new and not embedded fully. As a result, teachers do not always match the tasks that they set pupils to the curriculum. This hinders how well some pupils learn the curriculum as it does not build on previous learning as effectively as the school intends.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
7.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 55% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Brize Norton Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Brize Norton Primary School.
- Atlas Camps Brize NortonAt the school · Not yet graded
- Vicky's After School & Holiday Club LimitedAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Brize Norton Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brize Norton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brize Norton Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Brize Norton Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
129 pupils
140 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Carterton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Carterton
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
22.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
132
Total Pupils
58
Boys
74
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
22.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,946
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,517
Per pupil
£799k
Total funding
£12k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3%
Overall absence
3.5%
Persistent absence
115
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brize Norton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Brize Norton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Brize Norton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Brize Norton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Brize Norton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Brize Norton Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Brize Norton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Brize Norton Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brize Norton Primary School?
Brize Norton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at Brize Norton Primary School?
Classes at Brize Norton Primary School average 26.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brize Norton Primary School?
Brize Norton Primary School has around 132 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Brize Norton Primary School?
3.3% of sessions were missed at Brize Norton Primary School in 2024/25. 3.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brize Norton Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Brize Norton Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Brize Norton Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Atlas Camps Brize Norton (registered, not yet graded) and Vicky's After School & Holiday Club Limited (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Brize Norton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brize Norton Primary School?
Brize Norton Primary School is at Station Road, Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3PL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)