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Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Bicester · OX27 0HJ

Ages 4–11 · 150 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-07-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
139

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill71%

150 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
150
Boys / girls
88 / 62
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
150 / 210 (71%)
Free school meals
12%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Beth Brown

Location

Address
Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon
Postcode
OX27 0HJ
Town
Bicester
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bicester, Buckinghamshire, 150 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Bicester
23
Primary schools in Bicester
17
Academies among open schools in Bicester
39% (9)
Open schools in OX27
4
Primary in OX27
4
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Primary in Buckinghamshire LA
185

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in BicesterNear OX27

  • Twyford C of E School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Buckingham · MK18 4EU · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence3.9%

    2.3 miles away

  • Grendon Underwood School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Aylesbury · HP18 0SP · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    2.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Beth Brown
Telephone
01869277268
Website
http://www.marshgibbon.bucks.sch.uk

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