Glory Farm Primary School, Bicester

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all the staff, governors, helpers, parents and children I would like to extend a warm welcome to you and thank you for entrusting your child’s education with us - this is a responsibility that we take very seriously. We believe that Glory Farm Primary School is a wonderful school."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Glory Farm Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Glory Farm Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Glory Farm Primary School are Southwold Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 75% maths); Longfields Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 60% maths); Bure Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); and Brookside Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths).

Glory Farm Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Glory Farm Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Acer Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 44 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 8 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Glory Farm Primary School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bicester North Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rochford Gardens (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Glory Farm Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 121 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Glory Farm Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Glory Farm Primary School are The Cooper School (0.2 miles), The Bicester School (1 mile) and Whitelands Academy (1.8 miles).