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Meadowbrook College

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter9 pupilsOxfordOxfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, November 2023
Pupils from low-income families44%Far more than most schools
Places147 spare9 pupils, 156 places
Pupils per teacher3.2School workforce census
Pupils on roll9Census January 2026

Meadowbrook College is an academy alternative provision converter in Oxford for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 9 pupils and room for 156. About 44 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Raymund Road, Old Marston, Oxford, OX3 0PG01865 253198meadowbrook.oxon.sch.ukMrs Jacqueline West headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 8 November 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oxfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll9Census January 2026
Places1566% full
Pupils from low-income families44%44% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English11%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support22%2 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan67%6 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)33%£3,300 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls7 / 2
White British pupils78%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (4), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll9141581539
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals44%43%40%63%60%44%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language11%7%0%0%0%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support57%47%63%33%54%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans21%13%13%27%23%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 14 pupils who left in 2020/21 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training50%and stayed there for at least six months

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers32.0full-time equivalent, 34 people
Pupils per teacher3.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers71%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants22.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,163
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher12.22024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve0%Very little put by: £0, £0 per pupil
Money in against money out-£1,000it spent more than it took in this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m9212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate47 per 1,000 people48% lower than the England average
Typical house price£452,000Oxford
Nearest bus stop260 mSt Nicholas School, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Swan SchoolFree school0 m1,057Good 202375Compare
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil110 m382Good 202372Compare
New Marston Primary SchoolAcademy940 m256Good 201957Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, OxfordRoman Catholic0.7 miles376Not inspected82Compare
Dragon SchoolIndependent0.7 miles759Not inspectedCompare
The Cherwell SchoolAcademy0.8 miles2,023Outstanding 202291Compare
Oxford High School GDSTIndependent0.8 miles756Not inspectedCompare
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford CityChurch of England0.9 miles189Good 202283Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Meadowbrook College a good school?

Meadowbrook College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2023.

What is Meadowbrook College's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Meadowbrook College good at its last full inspection on 8 November 2023.

How many pupils does Meadowbrook College have?

9 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 156 places, so it is 6% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Raymund Road, Old Marston, Oxford, OX3 0PG
Telephone
01865 253198
Website
www.meadowbrook.oxon.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Jacqueline West
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
River Learning Trust (31 schools)
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Ward
Marston
Constituency
Oxford East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 February 2015 (academy converter)
URN
141727 · LAESTAB 9311106 · UKPRN 10048676
Formerly
Meadowbrook College

Where these figures come from