Langford Village Community Primary School, Bicester
Langford Village Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bicester. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 17 schools in Bicester with published results, and 13,289th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Langford Village Community Primary School in detail
Langford Village Community Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Oxfordshire
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Langford Village Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (62% in reading, 55% in maths).
Getting a place at Langford Village Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Langford Village Community Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Langford Village Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Langford Village Community Primary School are Graven Hill Primary School (0.6 miles); Longfields Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 60% maths); Launton Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Requires improvement, 92% reading, 92% maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester (1.1 miles).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Langford Village Community Primary School.
Graven Hill Primary SchoolLongfields Primary and Nursery SchoolLaunton Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Who goes there
9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bicester Village Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Langford Medical Practice (opposite), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Langford Village Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 134 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Langford Village Community Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Langford Village Community Primary School are The Bicester School (1.2 miles), The Cooper School (1.2 miles) and Whitelands Academy (1.2 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
9.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 52% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
28.1
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Langford Village Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Langford Village Community Primary School.
- Kidz Zone Club - Langford Village Primary SchAt the school · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Langford Village Community Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Cygnets Pre-school - Pre-school, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 16 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Child First Bicester - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 12 May 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Courtyard Preschool - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 18 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Impact Montessori Nursery - Pre-school, 0.7 miles
- Fundamentals Childcare Limited - Day nursery, 1.0 milesOfsted, 13 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Langford Village Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Langford Village Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Langford Village Community Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
- Oxfordshire says:
If your address falls within a village assessed by us as a split-village (pdf format, 89Kb) , we will provide free travel to both the nearest school and the catchment school.
Source
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 4 slight.
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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Langford Village Community Primary School
Will you get a place at Langford Village Community Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 45 first choices for 45 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
389 pupils
420 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Bicester South East Primary planning area (Oxfordshire) will have 607 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
17.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
413
Total Pupils
208
Boys
205
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,591
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,100
Per pupil
£2175k
Total funding
£47k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
15.6%
Persistent absence
352
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
Langford Village Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Langford Village Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Langford Village Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Langford Village Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 52% did so in maths.
What is Langford Village Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Langford Village Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Langford Village Community Primary School?
Langford Village Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Langford Village Community Primary School?
Classes at Langford Village Community Primary School average 27.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Langford Village Community Primary School?
Langford Village Community Primary School has around 413 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Langford Village Community Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Langford Village Community Primary School in 2024/25. 15.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Langford Village Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kidz Zone Club - Langford Village Primary Sch (registered, not yet graded).
What are Langford Village Community Primary School's term dates?
Langford Village Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Oxfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Langford Village Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 4 slight. 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 Langford Village Community Primary School?
Langford Village Community Primary School is at Peregrine Way, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6SX.
Sources: Oxfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)