The Bicester School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bicester · OX26 2NS · Oxfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att845.4
- P8-0.2
- EM5+41%
- Absence8.8%
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 141069
The Cooper School
Academy converter · Bicester · OX26 4RS
Ages 11–18 · 1,118 pupils · Oxfordshire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
44.6
Overall absence
8.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-02-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.21
−20+2
Attainment 844.6
English & maths grade 5+37%
English & maths grade 4+62%
EBacc entry41%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
- Authorised absence
- 6.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,078
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill84%
1,118 pupils · 1,333 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,118
- Boys / girls
- 589 / 529
- School capacity
- 1,333
- Capacity fill
- 1,118 / 1,333 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- FSM pupils
- 130
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ACER TRUST
- Academy trust
- ACER TRUST
- Sponsor
- Acer Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Broom
Location
- Address
- Churchill Road
- Postcode
- OX26 4RS
- 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, 1,118 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Whitelands Academy
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Bicester · OX26 1AY · Oxfordshire
Ages 11–16
- Absence9.7%
- FSM19.9%
1.6 miles away
Glory Farm Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bicester · OX26 4YJ · Oxfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS260%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM14.0%
0.2 miles away
Bardwell School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy special converter
Bicester · OX26 4RZ · Oxfordshire
Ages 2–19
- KS20%
- Absence9.9%
- FSM44.4%
0.2 miles away
Southwold Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Bicester · OX26 3UU · Oxfordshire
Ages 2–11
- KS273%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM13.4%
0.4 miles away
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bicester · OX26 6QL · Oxfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS232%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM21.1%
0.5 miles away
Bure Park Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bicester · OX26 3BP · Oxfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM7.4%
0.5 miles away
Brookside Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bicester · OX26 2DB · Oxfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS262%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM21.8%
0.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Broom
- Telephone
- 01869242121