Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bicester, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.946 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2022. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England 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 | 1.946 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.946 miles, the 25th longest of 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.23 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- 1.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Oxfordshire is 8%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fir Lane, Steeple Aston, Bicester, OX25 4SF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils rightly value how everyone is included in their school community.”
- “Pupils understand how harmful discrimination of any kind can be and make sure, along with their teachers, that it does not happen.”
- “This serves pupils extremely well.”
To improve
- “Although some pupils achieve exceptionally well, including some pupils with SEND, this is not consistently the case for the majority of pupils.”
- “This is because the curriculum is not as deep or challenging as it could be across subjects.”
- “Their learning about art, artists and what constitutes high-quality artwork, while secure, is not as strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2022 (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) | 83% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Middle Barton Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Tackley Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged
- Deddington Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fritwell Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged
- Kirtlington Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good
- Great Tew County Primary School 5.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi Standards maintained
- Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published