Buckingham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 6 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 110329
- Address
- Foscott Way, MK18 1TT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 359 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.5%
- Girls
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 63.8%
Indian 9.2%
Other White 7%
Mixed 5.6%
African 5.3%
Chinese 2.8%
Other 2.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingBelow average-2.3
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Buckingham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 47
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 34 24 10 |
| Year 1 | 43 24 19 |
| Year 2 | 53 35 18 |
| Year 3 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 4 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 5 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 6 | 64 38 26 |