Buckland Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Staines, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Buckland Primary School is a primary school in Staines, Surrey for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Buckland 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 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, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey that have results.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 141 of the 254 other Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 45 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 26.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey is 18.8%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Berryscroft Road, Laleham, Staines, TW18 1NB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Throughout the school, there is a feeling of inclusivity, warmth and determination to succeed.”
- “Leaders, staff and pupils work well together to create this atmosphere.”
- “Pupils are proud of their ‘BEST’ values: ‘believe, excel, strive, together’.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, this work is less well developed, and it is therefore not as effective.”
- “Governors work strategically with school leaders to ensure that vulnerable families have the support they need but the persistent absence of disadvantaged pupils remains too high.”
- “However, governors lack rigour in ensuring that all of their statutory duties are consistently fulfilled.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 51% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 45 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 Surrey.
- Laleham CofE VA Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Riverbridge Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashford Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Clarendon Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Littleton CofE Infant School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashford CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published