Heyford Park School

Heyford Park School at a glance

Located in Bicester, Oxfordshire, Heyford Park School is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 655 pupils aged 3 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 39.7, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Heyford Park School ranks among the top 12% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 36% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.