Buckland Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.875 miles
Published by Oxfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Buckland Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Faringdon, Oxfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 1 July 2022. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Buckland Church of England 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 | 2.875 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 7 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.875 miles away, the 15th longest of the 73 Oxfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2012, and the distance has swung sharply between some years, most from 2021 to 2022.
- 2026 Reception entry drew 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 14 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oxfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Summerside, Faringdon, SN7 8RB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 111 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 1 July 2022
Strengths
- “Starting in the early years, pupils learn to take responsibility for their behaviour and actions really effectively.”
- “They have high expectations of themselves and each other that are reinforced consistently well by staff.”
- “Pupils know how to stay safe, looking after and caring for one another.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 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) | 93% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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 Oxfordshire.
- Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longworth Primary School 3.0 mi Good
- Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John Blandy Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Elms Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Folly View Primary 3.9 mi Not judged
- Bampton CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Good