Community school · Oxfordshire

Longfields Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
354Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123008URN

Longfields, Bicester, OX26 6QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

80 applications for 33 places · 94th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
17 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire 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	33	80	2.4	33	1.00
Sep 2025	45	95	2.1	44	0.98
Sep 2024	27	89	3.3	27	1.00
Sep 2023	47	117	2.5	41	0.87
Sep 2022	41	77	1.9	41	1.00
Sep 2021	43	91	2.1	36	0.84
Sep 2020	55	99	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2019	46	90	2.0	44	0.96
Sep 2018	57	108	1.9	57	1.00
Sep 2017	36	68	1.9	36	1.00
Sep 2016	40	96	2.4	40	1.00
Sep 2015	45	103	2.3	46	1.02
Sep 2014	44	94	2.1	38	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 53% · Maths 60% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%197th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	3%	104	101
2023/24	33%	0%	103	101
2022/23	32%	5%	101	98

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

Longfields Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Glory Farm Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Bure Park Primary School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Langford Village Community Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123008 · 931/2207
Capacity: 365 pupils · 354 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Longfields Nursery School (URN 122981)
Address: Longfields, Bicester, OX26 6QL
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources