Buckden CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 9 2015 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Unique reference
- 137639
- Address
- School Lane, Buckden, PE19 5TT
- Website
- www.buckdenschool.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 341 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.4%
- Girls
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 82.1%
Mixed 7.4%
Other White 5%
African 2.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-2.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Buckden CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 47 30 17 |
| Year 1 | 48 27 21 |
| Year 2 | 49 29 20 |
| Year 3 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 4 | 51 30 21 |
| Year 5 | 42 28 14 |
| Year 6 | 52 30 22 |