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: GoodURN 147872
Whitelands Academy
Free schools · Bicester · OX26 1AY
Ages 11–16 · 565 pupils · Oxfordshire
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
9.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.4%
Unauthorised2.6%
- Authorised absence
- 7.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 503
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
565 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 565
- Boys / girls
- 318 / 247
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 565 / 600 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- FSM pupils
- 112
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Academy trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Sponsor
- The White Horse Federation
- Headteacher
- Mr Haris Hussain
Location
- Address
- Hexham Road
- Postcode
- OX26 1AY
- Town
- Bicester
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 6 on roll / 10 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, 565 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Cooper School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bicester · OX26 4RS · Oxfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att844.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+37%
- Absence8.4%
1.6 miles away
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bicester · OX26 1BF · Oxfordshire
Ages 2–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM15.4%
0.2 miles away
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bicester · OX26 1UN · Oxfordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS265%
- Absence3.4%
- FSM5.5%
0.9 miles away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bicester · OX26 2NX · Oxfordshire
Ages 4–11
- FSM12.9%
0.9 miles away
Free schools · Primary
Ambrosden · OX25 2BF · Oxfordshire
Ages 2–11
- FSM5.8%
0.9 miles away
Brookside Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bicester · OX26 2DB · Oxfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS262%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM21.8%
1.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Haris Hussain
- Telephone
- 01869716996