The Bicester School

Queen's Avenue, Bicester, OX26 2NS

Local ranking25th of 43 secondary schools in Oxfordshire

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1430

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 47.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 49.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 65.2%
Entering EBacc: 44.6%
EBacc APS: 4.4
Cohort Size: 204

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 79.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 6.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Higher education: 51.0%
Apprenticeships: 11.0%
Employment: 28.0%
Not sustained: 8.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

30.3

Avg Points/Entry

31.1

Best 3 A-Levels

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 9.8%
Applied General Avg Points: 28.2
16-18 Cohort: 196

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1198
Boys: 572 (48%)
Girls: 626 (52%)
Capacity: 1430 (84% full)
SEND: 20.7%
FSM Eligible: 20.0%
EAL: 14.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.6%
SEN Support: 19.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 70.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,067/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 8.7%
Persistent Absence: 22.4%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 69.9%
White Other: 6.8%
Other: 6.8%
Mixed Other: 3.4%
Asian Other: 2.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
Black Caribbean: 1.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%

69.9%

White British

6.8%

White Other

6.8%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01869243331

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Queen's Avenue

Bicester, South East

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Administrative

URN: 142024
UKPRN: 10049649
Establishment No.: 4011
Trust: ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST