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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX26 2NXSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

Primary

Cherwell · Bicester · OX26 2NX

Pupils
229
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
229
Pupils · 2023/24
38%
EAL · 2023/24
8%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
229
Pupils · 2023/24
38%
EAL · 2023/24
8%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusClosed

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
-12pp
78%71%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
6%
-7pp
13%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
66%
LA AVG 72.54%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 25.68%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.09
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.41
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2023/24

Pupils on roll
229
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2024/25
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2NX
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Website
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%6%75%38%81%9%72%19%91%66%106.0104.0103.0231
2023/2478%13%88%41%81%19%81%28%94%84%109.0107.0108.022%229
2022/2365%8%79%40%69%12%87%19%83%79%106.0106.0107.0+1.90-0.70+1.4021%248
2018/1963%8%75%23%78%25%70%18%83%65%103.0103.0103.0+0.00+1.90-0.8012%239
2017/1872%12%88%35%81%26%84%21%81%88%107.0105.0107.0+0.80+0.10-0.209%268
2016/1768%10%80%22%80%15%76%17%83%78%105.0103.0106.0+0.50+0.10-0.907%273

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2023/2422930.122%38%9%4%8%
2022/2324822.321%39%12%5%16%
2021/2222921.418%38%9%6%15%
2020/2122820.719%40%8%
2018/1923917.512%38%5%4%8%
2017/1826822.29%38%6%4%5%
2016/1727324.57%36%9%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.