Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123101URN

Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1UN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

91 applications for 29 places · 35th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

91 applications · 29 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.0; 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	29	91	3.1	25	0.86
Sep 2025	30	107	3.6	37	1.23
Sep 2024	23	75	3.3	16	0.70
Sep 2023	30	99	3.3	38	1.27
Sep 2022	30	81	2.7	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	77	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2019	25	48	1.9	24	0.96
Sep 2018	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2017	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2016	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2015	20	36	1.8	16	0.80
Sep 2014	16	32	2.0	16	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 85% · Maths 63% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%118th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	63%	11%	105	102
2023/24	63%	6%	106	105
2022/23	65%	4%	107	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

Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Brookside Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Graven Hill Primary School
2.9 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

3.0applications per place
Bure Park Primary School
3.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
3.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Langford Village Community Primary School
3.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123101 · 931/3082
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 5.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1UN
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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