Voluntary controlled school · Oxfordshire

Launton Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
136Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123103URN

Bicester Road, Launton, Bicester, OX26 5DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

45 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 3.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	13	45	3.5	13	1.00
Sep 2025	14	39	2.8	12	0.86
Sep 2024	13	38	2.9	12	0.92
Sep 2023	24	69	2.9	24	1.00
Sep 2022	24	45	1.9	23	0.96
Sep 2021	26	61	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2020	19	46	2.4	21	1.11
Sep 2019	14	36	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2018	11	40	3.6	11	1.00
Sep 2017	17	63	3.7	25	1.47
Sep 2016	20	64	3.2	20	1.00
Sep 2015	25	80	3.2	32	1.28
Sep 2014	20	53	2.7	18	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 75% · Maths 92% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%43rd of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	17%	108	106
2023/24	71%	13%	107	107
2022/23	57%	0%	106	104

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

Launton Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Langford Village Community Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

2026

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

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Graven Hill Primary School
2.6 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

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

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%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 controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123103 · 931/3085
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 164 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bicester Road, Launton, Bicester, OX26 5DP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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