Overall Oxbridge
#897
2 ranked schools · +17 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
14
Offers
5
Offer rate35.7%
+13.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
At the intersection of Akeman Street and an ancient Roman north-south road, Bicester has served as a crossroads town for well over two millennia. Lying in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, the town holds a conservation-area centre of independent shops alongside the Bicester Village designer outlet, while accommodating a population of around 37,000.
Chesterton draws families competing for primary places. Steeple Aston to the north is among the most sought-after villages for school catchments, with Langford Village and Fritwell marking the school-competitive reaches of the wider area. Chiltern Railways services reach Oxford in under fifteen minutes from Bicester North.
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Area Performance
Across 28 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.96/10, -0.46 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Bicester schools
Bicester vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Bicester schools
top 55% of 14,978
top 55% of 14,978
top 65% of 3,862
top 65% of 3,862
top 80% of 2,555
top 80% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · +17 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
14
Offers
5
Oxford
2 ranked schools · +10 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
7
Offers
3
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · -147 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
7
Offers
2
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Local directory
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