Heyford Park School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Oxfordshire
74 Camp Road, Bicester, OX25 5HD
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
22.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
700
Capacity used
Has space83%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
36 of 36 families who put it first got an offer
39
Places offered
51
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 36 | 36 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 6 | 1 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 4 | 1 | ● 25% |
| Total | 51 | 38 | 75% |
1st preference success by year
Oxfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Binnington
- Address
- 74 Camp Road, Heyford Park, Bicester, OX25 5HD
- Phone
- 01869232203
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Fringford and Heyfords · Bicester and Woodstock
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148353
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EPA TRUST
700 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 611 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 9% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 68% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 22% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.37 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 59 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 59 | 12% | 39% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 59 | 3% | 29% | 58% | |
| Mathematics | 58 | 19% | 50% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 4% | 18% | 34% | |
| Combined Science | 33 | 0% | 6% | 21% | |
| History | 31 | 13% | 23% | 26% | |
| Biology | 26 | 27% | 42% | 65% | |
| Physics | 26 | 4% | 50% | 62% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 8% | 46% | 62% | |
| Geography | 26 | 4% | 23% | 50% | |
| Business | 24 | 4% | 17% | 33% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 35% | 60% | 70% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.