King's Meadow Primary School
Shakespeare Drive, Bicester, OX26 2LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Daulton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 455
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 123011
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869323525
About this school
King's Meadow Primary School is a community primary school in Bicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Meadow 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 60 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 75% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 King's Meadow 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 | 59% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Meadow Primary School compares
King's Meadow Primary School ranked 134th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.1% | 12.9% | 443 | — |
| Brookside Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 306 | 0.6 miles |
| Bure Park Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 402 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | — | 5.3% | 11.3% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Southwold Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 315 | 1.0 miles |
| Gagle Brook Primary School | 47% | 7.3% | 24% | 183 | 1.0 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)
- 12.87%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 8.22%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brookside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Bure Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester0.7 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Southwold Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Gagle Brook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
King's Meadow Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Langford Village Community Primary School Primary
- Launton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does King's Meadow Primary School teach?
- King's Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of King's Meadow Primary School is Mrs Lindsay Daulton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Meadow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Meadow 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 King's Meadow Primary School?
- King's Meadow Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is King's Meadow Primary School full?
- King's Meadow Primary School has capacity for 455 pupils and 443 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. King's Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King's Meadow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have King's Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Meadow Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- King's Meadow Primary School ranked 134th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- King's Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Meadow 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.