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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 130962

Langford Village Community Primary School

Community school · Bicester · OX26 6SX

Ages 3–11 · 413 pupils · Oxfordshire

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-04-27

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
345

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary 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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
101
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill88%

413 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
413
Boys / girls
208 / 205
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
413 / 472 (88%)
Free school meals
9.2%
FSM pupils
37
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Tomlin

Location

Address
Peregrine Way
Postcode
OX26 6SX
Town
Bicester
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to 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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, 413 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.2%.

Open schools in Bicester
23
Primary schools in Bicester
17
Academies among open schools in Bicester
39% (9)
Open schools in OX26
16
Primary in OX26
11
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Free schools · Primary

    Ambrosden · OX25 2BF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Longfields Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 6QL · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM21.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Launton Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 5DP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM5.1%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • Brookside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 2DB · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM21.8%
    • Demand0.89

    1.1 miles away

  • St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 1BF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand1.24

    1.2 miles away

  • Glory Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 4YJ · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.98

    1.3 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Bicester · OX26 3BP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM7.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Tomlin
Telephone
01869369021

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