St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester, inspected in January 2023.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.5% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is part of The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Kidlington
• Greyfriars Catholic School Oxford
• Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Oxford
• St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore Oxford
• St John's Catholic Primary School Banbury
• Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Banbury
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Thame
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury Banbury
• Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton Chipping Norton
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Witney

What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is Good, from an inspection in January 2023 of its predecessor, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester.

When was St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester have?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester cover?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is at Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NX.