Buckingham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
Unique reference
102904
Address
Buckingham Road, TW12 3LT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
409 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
48.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 38.4%
Other White 18.1%
Other Asian 10%
Mixed 9.6%
Other 5.4%
Indian 4.9%
Bangladeshi 3.9%
Pakistani 2.9%
African 2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Irish Traveller 1%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.7
WritingWell below average-2.7
MathsBelow average-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 74%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 20%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 109
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 109
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Buckingham Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
6
10
Reception, Full-time
37
17
20
Year 1
46
20
26
Year 2
52
23
29
Year 3
53
31
22
Year 4
74
41
33
Year 5
62
25
37
Year 6
69
41
28
Year 2024-2025