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Buckingham Primary School

Foscott Way, Buckingham, MK18 1TT

Local ranking80th of 180 primary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
71.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
79.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
84.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
63

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
358
Boys
204 (57%)
Girls
154 (43%)
Capacity
420 (85% full)
SEND
14.0%
FSM Eligible
18.4%
EAL
22.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.2%
SEN Support
11.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,574/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 65.4%
  • Asian Indian: 9.1%
  • White Other: 7.7%
  • Black African: 5.7%
  • Asian Chinese: 3.1%
  • Mixed Other: 2.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
  • Other: 1.4%

65.4%

White British

9.1%

Asian Indian

7.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
110329
UKPRN
10077896
Establishment No.
2245

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