Longfields Primary and Nursery School in Bicester

Longfields Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Bicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Longfields, Bicester

School Information

Address:	Longfields, Bicester, OX26 6QL
Website:	https://longfields.sch.life/
Telephone:	01869252386
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Paul Hollidge
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	123008

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	396
Number of Boys:	211
Number of Girls:	185

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.4%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.6%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1 to 2.9

Writing

Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2

Maths

Well Below Average: -5.7 Confidence interval -7.3 to -4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	47%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	106
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	100
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longfields Primary and Nursery School Longfields , OX26 6QL	3out of 4	0 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookside Primary School Bucknell Road , OX26 2DB	3out of 4	826 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NX	3out of 4	853 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glory Farm Primary School Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4YJ	3out of 4	1,105 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bure Park Primary School Lucerne Avenue , Bure Park OX26 3BP	3out of 4	1,237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cooper School Churchill Road , OX26 4RS	3out of 4	852 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bicester School Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NS	3out of 4	1,052 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitelands Academy Hexham Road , OX26 1AY	- not rated	2,130 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bardwell School Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4RZ	3out of 4	1,184 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bruern Abbey School Chesterton Manor , Chesterton OX26 1UY	- not rated	3,275 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Longfields Primary and Nursery SchoolLongfields, Bicester