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Heyford Park School

Free schools · Bicester · OX25 5HD

Ages 3–19 · 700 pupils · Oxfordshire

Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

43.7

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.64 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.13
−20+2
Attainment 843.7
English & maths grade 5+35%
English & maths grade 4+66%
EBacc entry37%

EBacc APS: 3.8

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
555

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.64 · Often has places

1st preferences

16

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

700 pupils · 840 places

Pupils on roll
700
Boys / girls
350 / 350
School capacity
840
Capacity fill
700 / 840 (83%)
Free school meals
13%
FSM pupils
91
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 3–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: EPA TRUST
Academy trust
EPA TRUST
Sponsor
Eynsham Partnership Academy
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Binnington

Location

Address
74 Camp Road, Heyford Park
Postcode
OX25 5HD
Town
Bicester
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 3–19, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, 700 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form. Free school meals: 13%.

Open schools in Bicester
23
All-through schools in Bicester
1
Academies among open schools in Bicester
39% (9)
Open schools in OX25
4
All-through in OX25
1
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
All-through in Oxfordshire LA
3

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Binnington
Telephone
01869232203

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