St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

AcademyPrimary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

Ages4 – 11

231 pupils

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Details

Type

Academy Converter

Local Authority

Oxfordshire

Academy Trust

THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

Head Teacher

Mr Daniel O'Connor

Gender

Mixed

Admissions

Non-selective

Religious Character

Roman Catholic

Opened

January 2025

Website

www.st-marys-bicester.oxon.sch.uk

Reference Number

151182

About This Data

•School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

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Admissions

How many families applied and received places

Reception entry for 2025/26

On Time Applications

	Count
Total applications	85
As 1st preference	17
As 2nd preference	31
As 3rd preference	22
From another local authority	0

Offers on National Offer Day

	Count
Total offers	21
To 1st preference	17
To 2nd preference	1
To 3rd preference	1
To any preference	19
To another local authority	0

About This Data

•Data sourced from the DfE "Primary and secondary school applications and offers" statistics.
•Total applications includes all preferences (1st through 6th), not just those shown in the breakdown above.
•Applications and offers from/to another local authority may also appear in preference rows (e.g., a 1st preference from another local authority counts in both rows).
•"Oversubscribed" means the school received more 1st preference applications than places offered.
•This school is a academy converter, admissions are controlled by the school itself, we advise you contact the school or check their website for further information. This school's local authority is Oxfordshire.

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Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils231 (73% of capacity)

Age Range4 – 11

GenderMixed

Boys / Girls46% / 54%

Free School Meals10.8%

English as Additional Language41.1%

SEN Support16.0%

SEN with EHCP6.9%

Overall Attendance—

Persistent Absence—

Class Sizes

Overall Average29.7

Key Stage 122.0

Key Stage 20.0

Cohort Sizes

Reception22

Year 136

Year 244

Year 329

Year 436

Year 532

Year 632

Pupil Ethnicities

White British30.7%

White Other21.2%

African12.1%

Asian Other10.4%

Indian6.5%

Mixed Other3.5%

Traveller2.2%

White & Asian2.2%

Black Other2.2%

Chinese2.2%

White & Black African1.3%

Pakistani1.3%

Caribbean1.3%

Other1.3%

Unclassified1.3%

Bangladeshi0.4%

About This Data

•Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
•This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
•Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
•Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

Ofsted Inspections

1 inspection on record

2025
Academy Conversion
8 January 2025
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•Inspection data is sourced from Ofsted, the official schools inspectorate for England.
•Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
•Some inspections (monitoring visits, academy conversions) do not result in a graded judgement.

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Finances

2024/25

Financial data is not available for this school

Contact Information

Good

Bicester, OX26 3UU

Academy · Primary · Ages 2–11

KS2 Expected63%

Absence6.3%

Pupils324

P/T Ratio28.6

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