Bardwell School
Report card: Strong standard
Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, OX26 4RZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bardwell School is a special school in Bicester for ages 2 to 19. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 24 March 2026, report published 18 May 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
121 pupils on roll, with places for 95
Schools near Bardwell School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodeaton Manor School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | Not published |
| LVS Oxford | 10 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 14.5 |
| Endeavour Academy, Oxford | 10 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Northern House Academy | 11 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Furze Down School | 11 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 1.9 |
School details
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE GALLERY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne McGill
- Phone
- 01869242182
- Address
- Hendon Place, Sunderland Drive, Bicester, OX26 4RZ
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 146683
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.