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Bruern Abbey School

Other independent school in Bicester (Oxfordshire).

Pupils
214
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
53.3%
2025/26
Capacity
71%
214 / 300 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Bruern Abbey | About Us Share page Bruern Abbey is an inclusive and ambitious mainstream, independent school for neurodiverse pupils. The school is based across two sites. Our Prep School in Chesterton, Oxfordshire for pupils in Years 4 to 8, preparing them for Common Entrance and entry to senior schools.

Our Senior School in Chilton, Buckinghamshire for pupils in Years 9 to 11, preparing them for GCSE and life at sixth form, college and the world of work. From September 2026, we are pleased to be welcoming girls to Bruern Abbey Prep School, followed by our Senior School in September 2027. You can read about our move to co-education here .

Both schools offer an inspiring setting, the prep school is housed in a late Victorian, Italianate house with in excess of 20 acres of grounds including mixed woodland and specimen trees; the senior school has at its centre Chilton House, a Georgian Manor based on William Winde's Buckingham House (later Buckingham Palace) with expansive views across the Vale of Aylesbury.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Climbing
  • Coding
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Karate
  • Photography
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Yoga
  • Forest School

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
123320
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
7 to 17
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1989

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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