Five Acres Primary School
East Hawthorn Rd, Ambrosden, Bicester, OX25 2SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 123006
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869253193
About this school
Five Acres Primary School is a community primary school in Bicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 36 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 64% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 69% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 81% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 64% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Five Acres 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Five Acres Primary School compares
Five Acres Primary School ranked 208th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6.7% | 15.7% | 315 | — |
| Graven Hill Primary School | — | 4.4% | 12.2% | 147 | 1.5 miles |
| Langford Village Community Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 413 | 1.6 miles |
| Launton Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 136 | 2.0 miles |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | 47% | 4.9% | 20.9% | 354 | 2.3 miles |
| St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | 64% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 598 | 2.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.65%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.67%
- Persistent absence
- 16.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Graven Hill Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ambrosden
-
Langford Village Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Launton Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Longfields Primary and Nursery School2.3 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School2.5 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
Five Acres Primary School ranks 17th 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
- 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
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Five Acres Primary School teach?
- Five Acres Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Five Acres Primary School?
- The headteacher of Five Acres Primary School is Mrs Jenny Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Five Acres Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Five Acres 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 big is Five Acres Primary School?
- Five Acres Primary School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Five Acres Primary School full?
- Five Acres Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 315 on roll (75%), 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 Five Acres Primary School a faith school?
- No. Five Acres Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Five Acres Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Five Acres Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Five Acres Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Five Acres Primary School rank locally?
- Five Acres Primary School ranked 208th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Five Acres Primary School's absence rate?
- Five Acres Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Five Acres Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Five Acres 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 30 June 2026.