Fritwell Church of England Primary School
East Street, Fritwell, Bicester, OX27 7PX
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Fritwell Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Jeffries
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 123099
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
About this school
Fritwell Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bicester. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 141 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Fritwell Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - |
| 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 Fritwell Church of England 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 | 58% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Fritwell Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 90% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 15.6% | 141 | — |
| Fritwell Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.3% | 10.9% | 154 | 0.0 miles |
| Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 104 | 2.7 miles |
| Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 194 | 3.8 miles |
| Gagle Brook Primary School | 47% | 7.3% | 24% | 183 | 4.1 miles |
| Deddington Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 8.5% | 212 | 4.1 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.6%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fritwell Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Gagle Brook Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Deddington Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other 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 Fritwell Church of England Primary School teach?
- Fritwell Church of England Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bicester.
- Has Fritwell Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fritwell Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Fritwell Church of England Primary School?
- Fritwell Church of England Primary School had 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Fritwell Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Fritwell Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fritwell Church of England 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 31 October 2023.