George Grenville 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, 2018–2026 (miles)

All

0.48

All

20182019202020222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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George Grenville Academy is a primary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2023. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

George Grenville 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	0.476 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Not published
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

Free school meal eligibility stands at 44.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 14.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire that have results.

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: Chandos Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AP
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 186 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.5

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
“Pupils care for and look after each other.”
“Leaders are determined that pupils show kindness around the school, working together to fill ‘kindness buckets’.”

To improve

“In some subjects, including art, the work is new or is in the process of being completed.”
“In these subjects, some of the knowledge pupils are learning has not yet been fully remembered.”
“Leaders are aware that persistent absenteeism remains too high.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (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)	40%	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: 14 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 Buckinghamshire.

Bourton Meadow Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Buckingham Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lace Hill Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Maids Moreton Church of England School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Roundwood Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St James and St John CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Padbury Church of England School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Thornborough Infant School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published