Loudwater Combined School
Details
| Age Range | 4-11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Maintained school, Foundation school |
| Religious Character | None |
| Local Authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Address | School Way, Loudwater Combined School, HP11 1JJ |
| School Website | www.loudwater.bucks.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 1494524919 |
| URN | 110524 |
School Census
| Total | 205 |
| Girls/Boys | 108/97 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 52.7%/47.3% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 21.0% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 43 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 8.8% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 08/05/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 08/05/2024 | Good |
| 13/02/2013 | Good |
| 15/03/2011 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 08/05/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 13/02/2013 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 15/03/2011 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 08 May 2024 | School inspection: Good | View |
| 10 January 2023 | School inspection | View |
| 10 January 2018 | Short inspection | View |
| 13 February 2013 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 05 July 2012 | Curriculum and development visit | View |
| 15 March 2011 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 06 November 2007 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 08 December 2003 | Full inspection | View |
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 79% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 10% |
| Reading | 111 |
| Maths | 109 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 77 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 10 |
| Reading | 108 |
| Maths | 108 |
| Reading Progress | 2.8 |
| Writing Progress | 0.6 |
| Maths Progress | 4.0 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 64% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 7% |
| Reading | 103 |
| Maths | 104 |
| Reading Progress | -1.8 |
| Writing Progress | -2.4 |
| Maths Progress | -1.5 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 76% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 7% |
| Reading | 104 |
| Maths | 104 |
| Reading Progress | -1.7 |
| Writing Progress | -0.4 |
| Maths Progress | -0.3 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.22% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 98 |
| As First Preference | 33 |
| As second preference | 17 |
| As third preference | 28 |
| Total Offers Made | 29 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.33% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 112 |
| As First Preference | 36 |
| As second preference | 20 |
| As third preference | 28 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.22% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 91 |
| As First Preference | 33 |
| As second preference | 20 |
| As third preference | 14 |
| Total Offers Made | 29 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 85 |
| As First Preference | 23 |
| As second preference | 20 |
| As third preference | 13 |
| Total Offers Made | 28 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 23 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.28% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 127 |
| As First Preference | 37 |
| As second preference | 28 |
| As third preference | 23 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.24% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 124 |
| As First Preference | 36 |
| As second preference | 34 |
| As third preference | 25 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.41% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 130 |
| As First Preference | 38 |
| As second preference | 26 |
| As third preference | 23 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.48% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 125 |
| As First Preference | 40 |
| As second preference | 28 |
| As third preference | 36 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.76% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 137 |
| As First Preference | 44 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 37 |
| Total Offers Made | 29 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 25 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.76% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 125 |
| As First Preference | 44 |
| As second preference | 29 |
| As third preference | 30 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 25 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.76% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 113 |
| As First Preference | 44 |
| As second preference | 24 |
| As third preference | 28 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 25 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 70% |
| agree | 26% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| not applicable | 70% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 57% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 26% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 52% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 9% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 57% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 52% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 9% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 87% |
| no | 13% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 69% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 73% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 5% |
| agree | 14% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 67% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 30% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 28% |
| agree | 52% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 47% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 5% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 55% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 56% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 20% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 14% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 91% |
| no | 9% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 55.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 11.4% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 5.2% |
| indian ethnic origin | 4.3% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 3.8% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 3.8% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 3.8% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| irish ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 60.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 12.2% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 4.4% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 3.9% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 3.4% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 3.4% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| indian ethnic origin | 2.4% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 2% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| irish ethnic origin | 1% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 1% |