Buckingham SchoolSilverstone UTC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Buckingham School and Silverstone UTC are secondary schools.
Buckingham School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Silverstone UTC scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Buckingham School is ahead on our composite score.
Buckingham School was judged Good and Silverstone UTC was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.3 for Buckingham School and 36.2 for Silverstone UTC.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Buckingham School (45.4 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Silverstone UTC (38.1 in 2021-22, 36.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BuckinghamBuckingham School | TowcesterSilverstone UTC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100Stronger figure | F28/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 37 in Buckinghamshire | 23rd of 23 in West Northamptonshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,110 | 463 | |
| Capacity | 1,130 | 550 | |
| Location | Buckingham, MK18 1AT | Towcester, NN12 8TL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 Stronger figure | 36.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22.9% | 34.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.8% | 52.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 201 | 110 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 56 | 57 | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 Stronger figure | 19.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.0 Stronger figure | 8.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,073 | 480 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.8% | 19.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 4.6% | |
| SEN support | 23.2% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.8% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.0% Stronger figure | 36.4% | 15.8% |
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.
Buckingham School
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