Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School
Castle Street, Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, OX27 0HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beth Brown
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 110411
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869277268
About this school
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 20 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 75% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 95% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 65% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School compares
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School ranked 59th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.8% | 13.9% | 150 | — |
| Twyford C of E School | 47% | 3.4% | 22.1% | 102 | 2.3 miles |
| Grendon Underwood School | 79% | 5% | 15% | 188 | 2.5 miles |
| Launton Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 136 | 2.6 miles |
| Five Acres Primary School | 45% | 6.7% | 15.7% | 315 | 3.4 miles |
| Langford Village Community Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 413 | 3.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.91%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 6.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Twyford C of E School2.3 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Grendon Underwood School2.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Launton Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Five Acres Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Langford Village Community Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bicester.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Bure Park Primary School Primary
- Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Five Acres Primary School Primary
- Fringford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fritwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gagle Brook Primary School Primary
- Glory Farm Primary School Primary
- King's Meadow Primary School Primary
- Langford Village Community Primary School Primary
- Launton Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School teach?
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School is Mrs Beth Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School?
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School full?
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 150 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School ranked 59th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.