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OpenPrimaryURN 110329

Buckingham Primary School

Community school · Buckingham · MK18 1TT

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 4–11

Pupils

354

Local authority

Buckinghamshire

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, 354 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.9%.

Open schools in Buckingham
18
Primary schools in Buckingham
13
Academies among open schools in Buckingham
33% (6)
Open schools in MK18
22
Primary in MK18
15
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Primary in Buckinghamshire LA
185

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
110329

Location

Address
Foscott Way
Postcode
MK18 1TT
Town
Buckingham
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
354
Boys / girls
195 / 159
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
354 / 420 (84%)
Free school meals
18.9%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sam Brewer
Telephone
01280812864

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
56%
Higher standard (RWM)
3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

5.4%

Persistent absence

13.4%

Unauthorised

1.4%

Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
344

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 6.3% · Persistent 17.0%
2021/22
Overall 7.1% · Persistent 19.7%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England