Buckingham SchoolRoyal Latin School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Buckingham.

Summary of the comparison

Buckingham School and Royal Latin School are secondary schools in Buckingham.

  • Buckingham School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Royal Latin School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Royal Latin School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Buckingham School was judged Good and Royal Latin School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.6 for Buckingham School and 73.5 for Royal Latin School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Buckingham School (45.4 in 2021-22, 38.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Royal Latin School (78.8 in 2021-22, 73.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Buckingham School versus Royal Latin School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BuckinghamBuckingham SchoolBuckinghamRoyal Latin SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking32nd of 37 in Buckinghamshire 12th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,073 1,322
Capacity1,130 1,189
LocationBuckingham, MK18 1AT Buckingham, MK18 1AX
GCSE results
Attainment 838.6 73.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths32.8% 94.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths54.4% 98.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc26.1% 55.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.36 6.67 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort180 174
A-level results
A-level entries56 217
A-level average points28.7 45.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC A-
Best 3 A-levels points31.0 45.4 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.0% 52.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,073 1,322
Free school meals (ever 6)21.8% 5.4%
English as an additional language7.5% 17.5%
SEN support23.2% 5.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence11.8% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 6.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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