Lace Hill Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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

5.32

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Lace Hill Academy is a primary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Lace Hill 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	5.317 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	0.212 mi

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

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 8 earlier years.

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: Catchpin Street, Lace Hill, Buckingham, MK18 7RR
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 218 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.8

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 5 March 2024

Strengths

“Pupils appreciate how kind and welcoming everyone is at this school.”
“They consider staff to be helpful and fair.”
“Behaviour in class and around the school is good, and pupils are keen to contribute to the very positive atmosphere.”

To improve

“However, where there is ongoing subject development, the curriculum is currently less precise in identifying specifically what pupils will learn and when.”
“As a result, some activities do not help pupils to carefully build their knowledge and understanding.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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)	76%	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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.

Bourton Meadow Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
George Grenville Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Buckingham Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Padbury Church of England School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Maids Moreton Church of England School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Roundwood Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Thornborough Infant School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
St James and St John CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published