Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bicester, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

3.79

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bicester, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	3.792 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
In Reception 2026 there were 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
For Reception 2026, 31 of the 63 applications (49%) came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 10 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, OX27 0HJ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 150 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 15 July 2025

Strengths

“Pupils feel safe, known and celebrated at this joyful and nurturing school.”
“They have a deep understanding of the school’s values, which include respect, honesty and friendship.”
“Behaviour is excellent, and relationships between pupils and staff are strong and respectful.”

To improve

“Although the curriculum has improved, it is not yet fully embedded in all subjects.”
“However, in other subjects, this consistency has not yet been fully achieved.”
“This means pupils’ learning is uneven across subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	71%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Twyford C of E School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Grendon Underwood School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
East Claydon Church of England School 5.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Brill Church of England School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
Roundwood Primary School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Quainton Church of England School 6.3 mi Good Last distance published
Padbury Church of England School 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published