Schools and Education in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

There are 36 schools within 5 miles of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell town centre, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Didcot Girls' School, Aureus Primary School and Didcot Primary Academy. Parents should note that 1 school has a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

3
16
Outstanding (3) Good (16) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (16)
Didcot Girls' School Secondary 4.2 miles Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ Inspected: 22 October 2025 Aureus Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Clover Fields, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6GS Inspected: 21 November 2022 Didcot Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Chestnut Drive, Great Western Park, Didcot, OX11 6DP Inspected: 22 January 2025
Wallingford School Secondary 1.3 miles Rowland Close, Wallingford, OX10 8HH Inspected: 16 January 2023 St John's Primary School Primary 1.5 miles St John's Road, Wallingford, OX10 9AG Inspected: 20 September 2023 Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School Primary 2.2 miles Newnham Green, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8EN Inspected: 12 July 2024 Cholsey Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Marymead, Cholsey, Wallingford, OX10 9PP Inspected: 20 September 2023 The Treehouse School 2.3 miles Wallingford Road, Cholsey, OX10 9LG Inspected: 15 October 2025 Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School Primary 2.4 miles Queen Street, Dorchester, Wallingford, OX10 7HR Inspected: 21 May 2025 RAF Benson Community Primary School Primary 3.3 miles N/A, Wallingford, OX10 6EP Inspected: 25 April 2024 Abbey Woods Academy Primary 3.6 miles Bullingdon Avenue, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7LZ Inspected: 19 September 2023 Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB Inspected: 31 January 2024 Lydalls Nursery School Nursery 3.7 miles Lydalls Road, Didcot, OX11 7HX Inspected: 28 November 2023 Willowcroft Community School Primary 3.7 miles Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BA Inspected: 26 April 2024 Ewelme CofE Primary School Primary 3.8 miles The Street, Ewelme, Wallingford, OX10 6HU Inspected: 17 May 2023 Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary 3.9 miles High Street, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3EE Inspected: 25 July 2024 Manor Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Lydalls Close, Didcot, OX11 7LB Inspected: 16 November 2023 Blewbury Church of England Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QB Inspected: 19 June 2024 UTC Oxfordshire Secondary 5 miles Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6BZ Inspected: 01 February 2024
South Stoke Primary School Primary 4.5 miles The Street, South Stoke, RG8 0JS Inspected: 29 November 2023
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Greenmere, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, Wallingford, OX10 0QH Fir Tree Junior School Primary 1 miles Radnor Road, Wallingford, OX10 0NY St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class, Wallingford Primary 1.1 miles St Nicholas Road, Wallingford, OX10 8HX St Laurence Church of England School Primary 1.9 miles Thame Road, St Laurence School, Wallingford, OX10 7DX Benson Church of England Primary School Primary 2 miles Oxford Road, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6LX South Moreton Primary School Primary 2.1 miles High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AG Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary 3.1 miles High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QJ All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Tamar Way, Didcot, OX11 7QH Sires Hill Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles Didcot, OX11 9GY St Birinus School Secondary 3.7 miles Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ Moulsford Preparatory School 3.8 miles Halfpenny Lane, Wallingford, OX10 9HR Hagbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LR Cranford School 3.9 miles N/A, Wallingford, OX10 9HT Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ Didcot Children and Family Centre 4.3 miles Park Road, South, Didcot, OX11 8QX Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Freeman Road, Didcot, OX11 7BZ