Buckingham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Buckingham Primary School is a primary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Foscott Way, Buckingham, MK18 1TT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 354 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love their school and feel loved by the school.”
- “They speak passionately about the wide range of clubs, trips and opportunities at school.”
- “The school’s offer of lunchtime clubs is successful at ensuring pupils with any form of disadvantage can participate without any barriers.”
To improve
- “In some wider subjects, staff do not check pupils’ knowledge with enough rigour.”
- “As a result, some gaps or misconceptions in pupils’ knowledge are not noticed or addressed.”
- “This means that pupils do not consistently remember key content the school expects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Buckinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Maids Moreton Church of England School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bourton Meadow Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- George Grenville Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James and St John CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Lace Hill Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Roundwood Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornborough Infant School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Padbury Church of England School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published