Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Glory Farm Primary School

3–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141051URN

Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, OX26 4YJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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77 applications for 39 places · 146th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 June 2017
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 39 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Glory Farm Primary School (URN 123012), the previous school.

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	39	77	2.0	39	1.00
Sep 2025	34	72	2.1	34	1.00
Sep 2024	41	82	2.0	40	0.98
Sep 2023	47	91	1.9	44	0.94
Sep 2022	23	50	2.2	22	0.96
Sep 2021	41	72	1.8	38	0.93
Sep 2020	39	61	1.6	39	1.00
Sep 2019	28	45	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2018	42	66	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2017	42	64	1.5	39	0.93
Sep 2016	52	80	1.5	52	1.00
Sep 2015	59	92	1.6	55	0.93
Sep 2014 *	57	80	1.4	55	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 66% · Maths 68% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%160th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	2%	103	102
2023/24	64%	16%	107	109
2022/23	60%	0%	104	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

Glory Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
0.7 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bure Park Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Gagle Brook Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Launton Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Requires improvement2024

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141051 · 931/2211
Trust: Acer Trust
Capacity: 435 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Glory Farm Primary School (URN 123012)
Address: Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, OX26 4YJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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