St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester, Bicester
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bicester, part of The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 72% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester in detail
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 123207), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester are Brookside Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); Longfields Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 60% maths); Bure Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); and King's Meadow Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 84% maths).
Brookside Primary SchoolLongfields Primary and Nursery SchoolBure Park Primary SchoolKing's Meadow Primary School
The trust
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is one of 12 schools run by The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 12 schools in The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
Who goes there
12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 41% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (19%) and Black (16%).
In 2026, 25 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 14 (6.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bicester North Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community College (outside), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 256 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
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester are The Bicester School (0.1 miles), The Cooper School (0.8 miles) and Whitelands Academy (0.9 miles).
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester (URN 123207), it was rated Good in February 2013.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 123207). 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 88% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester.
- High Flyers St Mary's BicesterAt the school · Not yet graded
- Elite Camps Bicester170m away · Not yet graded
- Bicester Kumon Centre490m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester 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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
7 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
227 pupils
315 places
88 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bicester
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
25
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
18.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
217
Total Pupils
104
Boys
113
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,766
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,379
Per pupil
£1365k
Total funding
£39k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
9.2%
Persistent absence
218
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Are there exam results for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 123207), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester (URN 123207), it was rated Good in February 2013.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
Classes at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester average 27.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester has around 217 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
5.3% of sessions were missed at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester in 2024/25. 9.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: High Flyers St Mary's Bicester (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 7 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is at Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)