Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Longfields, Bicester, OX26 6QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Goodes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 380
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 123008
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869252386
About this school
Longfields Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Bicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longfields Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 17 February 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 | 59 | 49 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 33% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 49% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 61% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.30 | - | - |
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 Longfields Primary and Nursery 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 | 32% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longfields Primary and Nursery School compares
Longfields Primary and Nursery School ranked 204th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.9% | 20.9% | 354 | — |
| Brookside Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 306 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | — | 5.3% | 11.3% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Glory Farm Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 331 | 0.6 miles |
| Bure Park Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| Langford Village Community Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 413 | 0.8 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)
- 20.92%
- English as an additional language
- 28.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 13.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester0.5 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Glory Farm Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Bure Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Langford Village Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
Longfields Primary and Nursery School ranks 16th 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 Longfields Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Longfields Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Longfields Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Emma Goodes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longfields Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longfields Primary and Nursery 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 Longfields Primary and Nursery School?
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Longfields Primary and Nursery School full?
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 380 pupils and 354 on roll (93%), 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 Longfields Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Longfields Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Longfields Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longfields Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Longfields Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Longfields Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School ranked 204th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longfields Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longfields Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longfields Primary and Nursery 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.