St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester Catchment Area
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is an academy converter primary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 231 pupils, and a capacity of 315 places. Find catchment area guidance, admissions policy details and nearby primary schools below.
4-11
Age range
231
Pupils
315
Capacity
73%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is the geographic zone Oxfordshire uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Oxfordshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is managed by Oxfordshire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Oxfordshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Oxfordshire catchment area documents →St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester: 315 places, 73% filled: places available
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has a published admission number of 315 places. 231 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 73%. At 73% full, the school currently has headroom below its 315 place limit. Catchment distance criteria still apply when the school is oversubscribed, but at current demand levels, places have been available for applicants outside the immediate catchment area.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Bicester.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Oxfordshire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Oxfordshire Council school admissions (official) →
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester: School Information
- Full address
- Queen's Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2NX
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 151182
Other Primary Schools in Bicester
If St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Bicester are the next closest alternatives.
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · OX27 0HJ
Five Acres Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX25 2SN
Brookside Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX26 2DB
Longfields Primary and Nursery School Catchment Area
Community school · OX26 6QL
King's Meadow Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX26 2LU
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · OX26 1UN
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Oxfordshire
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Oxfordshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Henley-on-Thames
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford
St Amand's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Wantage
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester? ▾
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is the geographic zone Oxfordshire uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Oxfordshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester oversubscribed? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has a capacity of 315 places and currently has 231 pupils enrolled. For the most up-to-date data, check with Oxfordshire.
What is the admissions policy for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Oxfordshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester cover? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is a primary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester was rated Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.