Bure Park Primary School
Lucerne Avenue, Bure Park, Bicester, OX26 3BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss S Moon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 132057
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869354059
About this school
Bure Park Primary School is a community primary school in Bicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 402 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bure Park 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 55 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 55% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 69% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 71% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Bure Park 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bure Park Primary School compares
Bure Park Primary School ranked 82nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 402 | — |
| Southwold Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 315 | 0.3 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 306 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | — | 5.3% | 11.3% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Glory Farm Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 331 | 0.6 miles |
| King's Meadow Primary School | 60% | 5.1% | 12.9% | 443 | 0.6 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)
- 10.22%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southwold Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Brookside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Glory Farm Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
King's Meadow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
Bure Park Primary School ranks 5th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bicester.
- Brookside 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
- Longfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bure Park Primary School teach?
- Bure Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Bure Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bure Park Primary School is Miss S Moon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bure Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bure Park 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 Bure Park Primary School?
- Bure Park Primary School has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bure Park Primary School full?
- Bure Park Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 402 on roll (84%), 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 Bure Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bure Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bure Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bure Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bure Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bure Park Primary School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Bure Park Primary School ranked 82nd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bure Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Bure Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bure Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bure Park 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.