St Edburg's Church of England (VA) SchoolBure Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bicester.

Summary of the comparison

St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School and Bure Park Primary School are primary schools in Bicester.

  • St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bure Park Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School was judged Good and Bure Park Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School and 69.0% for Bure Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School (69.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bure Park Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School versus Bure Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BicesterSt Edburg's Church of England (VA) SchoolBicesterBure Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking32nd of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure44th of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll562 402
Capacity588 480
LocationBicester, OX26 1BF Bicester, OX26 3BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census562 402
Free school meals (ever 6)17.2% 10.2%
English as an additional language23.8% 10.7%
SEN support17.8% 19.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 6.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% Stronger figure15.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

Bure Park Primary School

Full profiles: St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School · Bure Park Primary School