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Padbury Church of England School

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

personMrs Lucy McFarlane

corporate_fareOXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onBuckingham, MK18 2AP

language Visit Website phone 1280813070

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

101

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Expected Standard

94%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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Padbury Church of England School is a Academy converter primary school in Buckingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Padbury Church of England School is an academy converter in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 106 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 140 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #3,186 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

94%

LA 64%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing94% LA 72%

Maths100% LA 74%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading92% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 0.6

0.9 to 7.5

3.6

Write

LA -0.6

0.4 to 6.8

4.3

Maths

LA 0.1

1.2 to 7.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading94% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 6.0

-0.2

Write

LA -1.0

-3.1 to 2.7

1.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-11-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-12-08

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 106 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	105	1	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	103	1	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	99	1	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	98	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Padbury Church of England School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

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Faith Priority (Church of England)

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

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Teacher Turnover

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