Millbrook Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Wantage, Oxfordshire·OX12 7LB
Composite score
57.2
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#4,770
National rank
#691
In South East
#80
In Oxfordshire
Top 32%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
92%
62 first choices, 58 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
136
any preference, for 58 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9320221.0820231.0020241.0020251.072026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Oxfordshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Millbrook Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
486
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£2,606
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Millbrook Primary School is a primary school serving Wantage, Oxfordshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 486 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Millbrook Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 92% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (62 first choices for 58 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 25.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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