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Bracken Leas Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Paula Harwood

corporate_fareTHE HAWKSMOOR LEARNING TRUST

location_onBrackley, NN13 6LF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Bracken Leas Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Brackley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bracken Leas Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Brackley, West Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE HAWKSMOOR LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 422 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #85 of 135 primaries in West Northamptonshire and #9,592 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 71%

Maths72% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 2.5

1.1

Write

LA 0.2

-0.5 to 2.6

1.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.1 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 2.7

1.6

Write

LA -0.2

0.1 to 3.1

1.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.4 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 79%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 0.7

1.1

Write

LA -0.3

-0.4 to 2.6

0.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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03 March 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-03-03

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-01-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 422 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	422	12	2.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	422	23	5.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	413	24	5.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	417	24	5.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	419	22	5.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	7	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	11	2.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	415	8	1.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	415	6	1.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	415	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	418	8	1.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	404	4	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	404	3	0.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	398	18	4.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	397	6	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	392	4	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	393	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	390	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	397	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	404	3	0.7%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils