Edward Feild Primary School, Kidlington
Edward Feild Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Kidlington, part of River Learning Trust. It was 77% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Edward Feild Primary School in detail
Edward Feild Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our mission is to provide the best education for our children, helping them to overcome any challenges they face. We encourage our community to strive together for personal growth through our values of integrity , grit , and above all, kindness."
From the headteacher's welcome: "I'm incredibly proud to be the headteacher at this wonderful school. In conjunction with Robin Preschool and the River Learning Trust , we serve the communities of Kidlington, the neighbouring villages and beyond. We have a dedicated staff who want the best for every child, a welcoming parent/carer community and, most importantly, incredible children!"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Edward Feild Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 123075), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Edward Feild Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Edward Feild Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Edward Feild Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Edward Feild Primary School are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington (0.3 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); North Kidlington Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); and William Fletcher Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths).
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, KidlingtonWest Kidlington Primary and Nursery SchoolNorth Kidlington Primary SchoolWilliam Fletcher Primary School
The trust
Edward Feild Primary School is one of 31 schools run by River Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 29.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (7%).
Staffing
Edward Feild Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oxford Parkway Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lovelace Drive (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Edward Feild Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Edward Feild Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Edward Feild Primary School (URN 123075), it was rated Good in May 2017.
At a Glance
15.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
25.6
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Edward Feild Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 123075). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 69% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Edward Feild Primary School
Before and after school care
Edward Feild Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Oxfordshire
Term dates
Edward Feild Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Edward Feild Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Edward Feild Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Edward Feild Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
288 pupils
375 places
87 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Kidlington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kidlington
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
24.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
293
Total Pupils
153
Boys
140
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,334
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,051
Per pupil
£1629k
Total funding
£70k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Edward Feild Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 123075). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.7%
Overall absence
13.8%
Persistent absence
254
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Edward Feild Primary School
Questions parents ask about Edward Feild Primary School
Are there exam results for Edward Feild Primary School?
Edward Feild Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 123075), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Edward Feild Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Edward Feild Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Edward Feild Primary School (URN 123075), it was rated Good in May 2017.
What is the catchment area for Edward Feild Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Edward Feild Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Edward Feild Primary School?
Edward Feild Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 375 places.
How big are the classes at Edward Feild Primary School?
Classes at Edward Feild Primary School average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Edward Feild Primary School?
Edward Feild Primary School has around 293 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Edward Feild Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Edward Feild Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Edward Feild Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Edward Feild Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Edward Feild Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Edward Feild Primary School?
Edward Feild Primary School is at Bicester Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2LG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)