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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

  • 4–11Ages
  • 217Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 151182URN

Queen's Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodFeb 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.9per place
0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

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95 applications for 33 places · 47th of 187 in Oxfordshire
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodFeb 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

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
2.9applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 33 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 4.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 5.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  4. 2023 3.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  5. 2022 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
  6. 2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Oxfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester (URN 123207), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202633952.9280.85
Sep 202521854.1170.81
Sep 2024 *15795.3120.80
Sep 2023 *29883.0230.79
Sep 2022 *36661.8260.72
Sep 2021 *25481.9160.64
Sep 2020 *32531.7180.56
Sep 2019 *19382.0180.95
Sep 2018 *23492.1231.00
Sep 2017 *34591.7330.97
Sep 2016 *43641.5451.05
Sep 2015 *37541.5320.86
Sep 2014 *33571.7320.97

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  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
151182 · 931/3824
Trust
The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
315 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals
12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 January 2025
Replaced
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester (URN 123207)
Address
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2NX
Local authority
Oxfordshire · Cherwell

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