Community school · Oxfordshire

Bure Park Primary School

3–11Ages
402Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132057URN

Lucerne Avenue, Bure Park, Bicester, OX26 3BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

151 applications for 59 places · 80th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

151 applications · 59 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.7; 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	59	151	2.6	58	0.98
Sep 2025	56	132	2.4	55	0.98
Sep 2024	60	152	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2023	52	168	3.2	47	0.90
Sep 2022	47	104	2.2	41	0.87
Sep 2021	47	109	2.3	44	0.94
Sep 2020	69	125	1.8	68	0.99
Sep 2019	65	107	1.7	62	0.95
Sep 2018	48	100	2.1	48	1.00
Sep 2017	54	93	1.7	54	1.00
Sep 2016	69	117	1.7	68	0.99
Sep 2015	70	134	1.9	81	1.16
Sep 2014	69	117	1.7	72	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 72% · Maths 82% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%77th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	69%	10%	105	107
2023/24	55%	7%	105	105
2022/23	67%	10%	106	106

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

Bure Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
0.5 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%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
1.0 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
King's Meadow Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Gagle Brook Primary School
1.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good · improving2022

1.9applications per place 64%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132057 · 931/2610
Capacity: 480 pupils · 402 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2000
Address: Lucerne Avenue, Bure Park, Bicester, OX26 3BP
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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