Glory Farm Primary School
Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, OX26 4YJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane MacLachlan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Acer Trust
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 435
- Pupils on roll
- 331
- URN
- 141051
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01869244050
About this school
Glory Farm Primary School is a primary academy in Bicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 331 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 22 March 2023, 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 | 55 | 44 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 16% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 89% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 89% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 109.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Glory Farm 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 | 60% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glory Farm Primary School compares
Glory Farm Primary School ranked 163rd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 331 | — |
| Southwold Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 315 | 0.4 miles |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | 47% | 4.9% | 20.9% | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| Bure Park Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 10.2% | 402 | 0.6 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 306 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | — | 5.3% | 11.3% | 217 | 0.9 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)
- 19.31%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 14.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southwold Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bicester
-
Longfields Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
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Bure Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bicester
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Brookside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bicester
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester0.9 miles
Primary · Bicester
Other schools in Bicester
Glory Farm Primary School ranks 13th 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
- 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 Glory Farm Primary School teach?
- Glory Farm Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Glory Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glory Farm Primary School is Mrs Jane MacLachlan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glory Farm Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glory Farm 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 Glory Farm Primary School?
- Glory Farm Primary School has 331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Glory Farm Primary School full?
- Glory Farm Primary School has capacity for 435 pupils and 331 on roll (76%), 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 Glory Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glory Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glory Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glory Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Glory Farm Primary School?
- Glory Farm Primary School is part of ACER TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Glory Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glory Farm Primary School rank locally?
- Glory Farm Primary School ranked 163rd of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glory Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Glory Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glory Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glory Farm 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 1 July 2026.