Buckingham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 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
- 358 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.0%
- Girls
- 43.0%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 4.2% |
| African | 5.6% |
| Other White | 7.5% |
| Indian | 8.9% |
| White British | 64.5% |
| Chinese | 3.1% |
| Pakistani | 1.7% |
| Other | 1.4% |
| Unclassified | 1.4% |
| Other Asian | 1.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.6% |
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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 71% |
| Local authority average | 65% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 13% |
| Local authority average | 11% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Buckingham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 50 23 27 |
| Year 1 | 35 26 9 |
| Year 2 | 44 26 18 |
| Year 3 | 52 33 19 |
| Year 4 | 50 25 25 |
| Year 5 | 65 36 29 |
| Year 6 | 62 35 27 |