Schools in Bicester
Bicester has 23 schools spanning parts of both Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire local authority areas, with most schools in Bicester town sitting within Oxfordshire County Council's admissions remit. The town has grown significantly and new-build estates on the north and east sides have prompted the opening of new primary schools in recent years.
Oxfordshire's community primaries use a catchment-then-distance system, so children living in one of the newer developments may find themselves outside an existing school's catchment zone. Three secondaries serve the town; Oxfordshire publishes its co-ordinated secondary offer on National Offer Day (1 March), with the admissions guide available from September.
School demand in Bicester
Across the 23 schools in Bicester with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Bicester have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Bicester are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Buckinghamshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Bicester have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Bicester (17)
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bicester · OX27 0HJ
Five Acres Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bicester · OX25 2SN
Brookside Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bicester · OX26 2DB
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Bicester · OX26 6QL
King's Meadow Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bicester · OX26 2LU
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bicester · OX26 1UN
Fringford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bicester · OX27 8DY
Launton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bicester · OX26 5DP
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bicester · OX26 1BF
Langford Village Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bicester · OX26 6SX
Bure Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bicester · OX26 3BP
Glory Farm Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bicester · OX26 4YJ
Gagle Brook Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bicester · OX27 8BD
Southwold Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bicester · OX26 3UU
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bicester · OX25 4SF
Fritwell Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bicester · OX27 7PX
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Primary · Academy converter
Bicester · OX26 2NX
Secondary Schools in Bicester (3)
The Cooper School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bicester · OX26 4RS
The Bicester School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Bicester · OX26 2NS
Whitelands Academy
Secondary · Free schools
Bicester · OX26 1AY
Other Schools in Bicester (3)
Bruern Abbey School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bicester · OX26 1UY
Bardwell School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Bicester · OX26 4RZ
Heyford Park School
Special · Free schools
Bicester · OX25 5HD
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bicester are set by Buckinghamshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.