Voluntary aided school · Buckinghamshire

Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
150Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110411URN

Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, OX27 0HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

63 applications for 27 places · 71st of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

15 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
1 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	63	2.3	25	0.93
Sep 2025	13	28	2.2	11	0.85
Sep 2024	29	48	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2023	14	30	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2022	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2021	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2020	28	40	1.4	25	0.89
Sep 2019	18	26	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2018	22	35	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2017	21	37	1.8	20	0.95
Sep 2016	29	50	1.7	27	0.93
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	40	1.33
Sep 2014	24	37	1.5	20	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%50th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	4%	106	106
2023/24	75%	5%	106	106
2022/23	62%	3%	106	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Twyford C of E School
3.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Grendon Underwood School
4.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Launton Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2024

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Five Acres Primary School
5.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Langford Village Community Primary School
5.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Glory Farm Primary School
5.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
6.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
6.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110411 · 825/3012
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 150 on roll
Free school meals: 12.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, OX27 0HJ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources