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Longfields Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Justine Abbott

location_onBicester, OX26 6QL

language Visit Website phone 1869252386

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

396

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Longfields Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Bicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Longfields Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Bicester, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 390 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%

Reading69% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 71%

Maths60% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading65% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA 0.4

-6.1 to -2.7

-1.6

Write

LA 0.0

-3.2 to 0.0

-6.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-7.9 to -4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths51% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-1.0 to 2.9

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 2.0

-5.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-7.3 to -4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 64%

Reading87% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 77%

Maths76% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-0.9 to 2.7

-0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 1.3

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.2 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 February 2022

Inspection Report

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22 February 2017

Inspection Report

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13 November 2012

Inspection Report

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25 January 2010

Inspection Report

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11 September 2006

Inspection Report

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10 February 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 390 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	390	10	2.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	380	9	2.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	396	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	388	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	396	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	383	2	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	399	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	395	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	406	2	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	390	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	387	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	387	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	374	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	377	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	368	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	353	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	364	5	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	360	5	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	348	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	348	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils