Waddesdon Village Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.909 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Waddesdon Village Primary School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Waddesdon Village Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.909 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 3.046 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 3.08 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 2.744 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.981 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 2.770 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 2.767 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Reception, the last child offered a place lived 4.909 miles away, the longest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.27 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- For 2026 Reception there were 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school excited to learn.”
- “Staff in the early years carefully support children to settle into routines.”
- “The warm and kind approach of all staff means that pupils know they are cared for and safe.”
To improve
- “However, during whole class explanations and discussions, staff do not check what pupils know as effectively as they could.”
- “This means that staff do not always identify pupils’ misconceptions and correct these quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 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) | 53% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Quainton Church of England School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Ridge Primary Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Hickman School 3.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Stone Church of England Combined School 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitchurch Combined School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Marston Church of England School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
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