School admissions data

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The Bicester School - 2026/27 - Secondary
Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2026 (places allocated on 2nd March 2026) Admission Number : 240
Preferences
Total number of preferences for places 398
First Preferences requested 191
First Preferences offered (percentage offered) 191 offered (100%)
Second Preferences requested 148
Second Preferences considered (first preference not offered) 26
Second Preferences offered (percentage offered) 26 offered (100%)
Third Preferences requested 43
Third Preferences considered (first and second preferences not offered) 5
Third Preferences offered (percentage offered) 5 offered (100%)
Fourth Preferences requested 16
Fourth Preferences considered (higher preference not offered) 4
Fourth Preferences offered (percentage offered) 4 offered (100%)
Policy
The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion:
Places Offered
Criterion Number of Places
Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school 7
1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children 2
2. Children who have strong medical or social grounds for admission 0
3. Children who live in the designated area with a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry 72
4. Children who live in the designated area who live closest 116
5. Children living outside the designated area who have a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending the preferred school at the time of entry 6
6. Children who attend one of the following schools - Brookside Primary School, Bicester, Bure Park Primary School, Bicester, Chesterton CE Primary School, Five Acres Primary School, Ambrosden, Fritwell CE Primary School, King's Meadow Primary School, Bicester, St Edburg's CE Primary School, Bicester, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester, Southwold Primary School, Bicester 7
7. Other children who do not meet any higher criterion 16
School with places remaining not offered to other children 14
Total 240
Last Place Offered
School with places remaining not offered to other children 15.587 miles
Home to school distances measured using Shortest Routed Distance
Summary
Number of places available 0