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School admissions in Bicester

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 16 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Bicester in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 18 schools in Bicester first 653 times for 656 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 2 of the 18 had more first choices than places. For 2024 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: King's Meadow Primary School, to 0.74 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Bicester first 492 times for 557 places: 0.88 first choices per place. 2 of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Heyford Park School, to 4.93 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

18 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) SchoolBicester1.2387not published
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary SchoolBicester1.1030not published
Gagle Brook Primary SchoolBicester1.0018not published
Glory Farm Primary SchoolBicester1.0039not published
Langford Village Community Primary SchoolBicester1.00450.831 miles 2023
Launton Church of England Primary SchoolBicester1.00131.883 miles 2023
Longfields Primary and Nursery SchoolBicester1.0033not published
Southwold Primary SchoolBicester1.0036not published
Bure Park Primary SchoolBicester0.98594.93 miles 2020
Heyford Park SchoolBicester0.9850not published
Five Acres Primary SchoolBicester0.9734not published
Brookside Primary SchoolBicester0.96282.258 miles 2012
Fringford Church of England Primary SchoolBicester0.93153.479 miles 2021
Fritwell Church of England Primary SchoolBicester0.9329not published
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary SchoolBicester0.9327not published
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBicester0.8629not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BicesterBicester0.8533not published
King's Meadow Primary SchoolBicester0.84510.735 miles 2024

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Whitelands AcademyBicester1.39104not published
Heyford Park SchoolBicester1.19364.929 miles 2026
The Bicester SchoolBicester0.79233not published
The Cooper SchoolBicester0.651841.482 miles 2019

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.