Buckingham School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Buckingham School is a secondary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Buckingham 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 5.674 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 8.178 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 7.621 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was C (England B-).
- Year 7 2026 drew 179 first-choice applications for 213 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 34 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2025, but places ran out in 3 of the 8 earlier years, and the figures swung sharply between some years.
- Free school meal eligibility is 22% of pupils, against a middle figure of 15.8% across the 8 nearest secondary 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
- London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,110 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “The majority of pupils learn well at this school.”
- “They enjoy the opportunity to study a wide range of subjects, and they are prepared well for their next steps in life.”
- “Many pupils feel proud to go on and study courses in the school’s growing sixth form.”
To improve
- “However, some feel uncomfortable because of the behaviour of other pupils, and this is not tackled consistently well by staff.”
- “Sometimes pupils’ learning is interrupted by disruptive behaviour, and this is not always dealt with effectively by teachers.”
- “However, during lessons, teachers do not always check that pupils have understood what is being taught before moving on.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 179 first-preference applications, 213 offers in total, 179 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Royal Latin School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Waddesdon Church of England School 10.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Cottesloe School 13.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aylesbury UTC 14.2 mi Requires improvement
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School 14.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Kingsbrook School 14.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aylesbury Grammar School 14.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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