Schools in Brackley
Northamptonshire · West Northamptonshire · 11 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to West Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Brackley (11)
- Farthinghoe Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NN13 5PA
Ofsted: Outstanding (2015)KS2: 57% expected (2024) - Bracken Leas Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NN13 6LF
Ofsted: Good (2020)KS2: 76% expected (2025)68% of first choices got in - Brackley Church of England Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · NN13 6EE
Ofsted: Good (2017)New report cardKS2: 69% expected (2025) - Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NN13 5LT
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 75% expected (2025)85% of first choices got in - Helmdon Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NN13 5QT
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 100% expected (2025)95% of first choices got in - Magdalen College School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · NN13 6FB
Ofsted: Good (2011)Attainment 8: 44.2 (2026) - Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NN13 5HL
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 71% expected (2025)78% of first choices got in - The Radstone Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NN13 6GA
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 73% expected (2025)83% of first choices got in - Beachborough School
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · NN13 5LB
- Winchester House School
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · NN13 7AZ
By type:Primary schools in Brackley (8)Independent schools in Brackley (2)Secondary schools in Brackley (1)
11
8 primary · 1 secondary
3,623
91% capacity used
2
0 outstanding · 2 good
3,961
338 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Brackley
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
44.2
GCSE Eng+Maths
40.5%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
387 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +97 primary and +70 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
96% occupied · 68 spare places
Secondary Schools
86% occupied · 207 spare places
Questions parents ask about 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.
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.