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Buckingham Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sam Brewer

location_onBuckingham, MK18 1TT

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

368

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Buckingham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Buckingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Buckingham Primary School is a community school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 358 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #47 of 140 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #5,104 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%

Reading79% LA 78%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading81% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 1.6

-2.3

Write

LA -0.6

-3.8 to -0.7

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.4

-1.0 to 1.9

-0.5

Write

LA -1.0

-1.8 to 0.8

0.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%

Reading83% LA 78%

Writing78% LA 77%

Maths83% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1 to 1.6

-1.6

Write

LA -1.1

-2.9 to -0.3

0.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.4 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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01 April 2009

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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04 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-03-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-04-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 358 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	358	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	358	2	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	363	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	359	12	3.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	344	45	13.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	380	20	5.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	368	37	10.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	369	12	3.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	380	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	382	6	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	376	9	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	394	6	1.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	372	4	1.1%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	365	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	454	2	0.4%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	454	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	447	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	502	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	499	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	491	6	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	523	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	525	9	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	517	13	2.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	589	3	0.5%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	572	10	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	566	14	2.5%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Buckingham Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Highworth Combined School and Nursery

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St Edward's Catholic Junior School

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