Southwold Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bicester, Oxfordshire
Southwold Primary School is a primary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Southwold Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Holm Way, Bicester, OX26 3UU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 315 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “This is a vibrant, inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “Relationships are nurturing and pupils are happy here.”
- “The school’s ‘ACHIEVE’ values underpin everything the school does.”
To improve
- “The school identifies any pupils who fall behind and intervene swiftly.”
- “Occasionally, teachers’ explanations are less clear, or their checks on learning less effective.”
- “This is because there is not a consistent level of staff knowledge in how to deliver the curriculum in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 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) | 60% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 36 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 Oxfordshire.
- Bure Park Primary School 0.3 mi Good
- Glory Farm Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Gagle Brook Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Brookside Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- King's Meadow Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Launton Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Requires improvement