Voluntary aided school · Oxfordshire

St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

2–11Ages
598Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123188URN

Pioneer Way, Bicester, OX26 1BF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

164 applications for 87 places · 157th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2022

Inspection history

18 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
23 November 2016
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

164 applications · 87 places offered · 107 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; 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	87	164	1.9	107	1.23
Sep 2025	89	182	2.0	106	1.19
Sep 2024	90	178	2.0	112	1.24
Sep 2023	90	170	1.9	90	1.00
Sep 2022	59	133	2.3	74	1.25
Sep 2021	59	126	2.1	77	1.31
Sep 2020	59	143	2.4	90	1.53
Sep 2019	60	108	1.8	73	1.22
Sep 2018	54	87	1.6	54	1.00
Sep 2017	37	81	2.2	36	0.97
Sep 2016	18	42	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2015	21	40	1.9	18	0.86
Sep 2014	24	49	2.0	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 80% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%112th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	12%	107	104
2023/24	73%	24%	109	106
2022/23	69%	13%	107	107

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

St Edburg's Church of England (VA) SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2022

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Brookside Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Graven Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

3.0applications per place
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

2026

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

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Bure Park Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%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: 123188 · 931/3505
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 618 pupils · 598 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Pioneer Way, Bicester, OX26 1BF
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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