Buckden CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Buckden CofE Primary School is a primary school in St Neots, Cambridgeshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Buckden, St Neots, PE19 5TT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 331 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a warm, nurturing, inclusive school where pupils are respectful of each other.”
- “Pupils understand the importance of equality.”
- “They know how their actions can impact local, national and global communities.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers do not present knowledge as clearly as it could be.”
- “The activities pupils complete in these subjects are sometimes not focused on the precise knowledge that the school wants them to remember.”
- “This slows pupils’ progress through the curriculum, as they do not learn and remember as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 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) | 56% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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 2020 to 2025, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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 Cambridgeshire.
- Offord Primary School 1.6 mi Good
- Brampton Village Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great Paxton CofE Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cromwell Academy 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Little Paxton Primary School 3.3 mi Good
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged
- Godmanchester Community Academy 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stukeley Meadows Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published