Bourton Meadow Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

5.06

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Bourton Meadow Academy is a primary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Bourton Meadow Academy 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	5.062 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 61 first-choice applications for 62 offers; Reception places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
There were 21.7 pupils per teacher, while the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire is 18.2.
9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 16.1% across 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: Burleigh Piece, Linden Village, Buckingham, MK18 7HX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 571 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024

Strengths

“From the beginning of early years, staff have the highest expectations for what pupils can achieve.”
“Pupils take great pride in meeting these expectations.”
“In reading, writing and mathematics, many pupils achieve highly and are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of education.”

To improve

“However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum is not as well developed.”
“In some subjects, the precise knowledge that the school wants pupils to learn is not as clear and pupils’ learning is not checked as effectively.”
“This means that some pupils are not learning as securely or achieving as well as they possibly could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2024 (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)	66%	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: 61 first-preference applications, 62 offers in total, 61 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.

George Grenville Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Lace Hill Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Buckingham Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Maids Moreton Church of England School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St James and St John CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
Roundwood Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Padbury Church of England School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Thornborough Infant School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published