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EnglandEast of EnglandHuntingdonshirePE19 5TTBuckden CofE Primary School
Primary

Buckden CofE Primary School

Primary

Huntingdonshire · St Neots · PE19 5TT www.buckdenschool.co.uk/

Pupils
328
cap. 350
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
328
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
328
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/07/2015

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Buckden CofE Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
+4pp
82%67%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
4%
+2pp
16%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
328
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Buckden, St Neots, PE19 5TT
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%4%71%20%73%11%60%16%78%69%103.0102.0102.023%328
2023/2452%2%81%35%73%6%71%15%96%81%107.0104.0106.026%341
2022/2363%4%80%33%89%13%70%22%93%81%107.0105.0107.0-1.30+0.40-2.2023%327
2018/1982%16%89%43%93%43%89%27%95%84%107.0105.0106.0-1.10+0.80-3.0016%290
2017/1858%9%70%28%91%44%63%12%95%65%104.0101.0103.0-0.80+4.00-3.2019%279
2016/1773%17%83%47%97%33%83%23%100%93%108.0105.0108.0+3.10+3.60+0.7014%269

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532820.023%5%12%4%9%
2023/2434118.526%4%14%5%12%
2022/2332717.823%4%14%5%11%
2021/2234419.817%3%12%6%15%
2020/2132720.219%5%12%
2018/1929018.716%6%7%3%4%
2017/1827915.819%8%8%3%5%
2016/1726918.914%7%8%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.