Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144186URN

Fir Lane, Steeple Aston, Bicester, OX25 4SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

72 applications for 30 places · 96th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 22 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

72 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Dr Radcliffe's Church of England School (URN 123210), 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	30	72	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2025	30	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	75	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	73	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2020	25	59	2.4	21	0.84
Sep 2019	29	56	1.9	31	1.07
Sep 2018	25	56	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2017	29	71	2.5	37	1.28
Sep 2016 *	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	52	1.7	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%20th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	83%	13%	109	109
2023/24	67%	7%	107	105
2022/23	73%	13%	108	105

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

Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Middle Barton Primary School
3.7 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tackley Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Deddington Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Oxfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Fritwell Church of England Primary School
6.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Kirtlington Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place
Great Tew County Primary School
8.6 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School
8.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
9.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144186 · 931/3828
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 1.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Dr Radcliffe's Church of England School (URN 123210)
Address: Fir Lane, Steeple Aston, Bicester, OX25 4SF
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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