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Buckingham Primary School

Primary

Buckinghamshire · Buckingham · MK18 1TT http://www.buckinghamprimary.com/

Pupils
354
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
5 Mar 2014
Full inspectionOutstanding
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9 Jan 2012
Interim assessment
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1 Apr 2009
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Buckinghamshire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
71%
+11pp
LA
66%
England
63%
71%60%48%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
+7pp
LA
11%
England
8%
16%10%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
51%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
84%
LA AVG 77%
SPAG higher standard
56%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 107.17
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.66
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
358
cap. 420
572465358
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
LA AVG 20.1:1
22.920.918.9
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EAL
22%
LA AVG 16.16%
22%13%4%
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FSM eligible
18%
LA AVG 16.07%
18%15%11%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.89%
14%10%7%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
12%
England
13%
20%13%6%
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Overview

AddressFoscott Way, Buckingham, MK18 1TT
Telephone01280812864
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8574 spend / pupil£8209 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2571%13%358
2023/2460%6%359
2022/2356%3%+0.10-2.30-0.10368
2018/1970%16%+0.50-0.50+0.10499
2017/1871%13%+0.30-1.60+0.80525
2016/1748%9%-2.30-2.60-6.70572
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2579%51%83%14%83%44%90%84%108.0109.0111.014%
2023/2481%41%75%8%65%32%87%76%107.0103.0107.013%
2022/2380%41%72%3%75%39%70%81%107.0106.0109.014%
2018/1981%41%81%20%74%35%85%77%106.0106.0106.09%
2017/1883%42%78%18%83%40%83%82%107.0107.0107.07%
2016/1771%33%73%18%56%17%82%63%105.0100.0104.07%

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
2024/2535819.614%22%18%4%10%
2023/2435919.613%18%18%5%13%
2022/2336818.914%11%17%6%17%
2021/2238222.913%8%18%7%20%
2020/2137220.812%7%11%
2018/1949922.09%5%13%4%6%
2017/1852519.57%4%15%4%8%
2016/1757221.77%5%16%4%9%

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