How many schools are in Buckinghamshire?

OfferDay lists 277 schools in Buckinghamshire, including 185 primary schools and 35 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Buckinghamshire?

Every school in Buckinghamshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Buckinghamshire?

OfferDay ranks schools in Buckinghamshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Buckinghamshire local authority?

OfferDay groups the Buckinghamshire schools across 37 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Buckinghamshire local authority

Buckinghamshire has 277 schools listed on OfferDay across 37 towns.

2 nursery schools · 185 primary schools · 35 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 1 sixth form or college · 20 special and alternative provision schools · 27 independent schools · 5 other establishments

About schools in Buckinghamshire

Most of the 277 schools listed in Buckinghamshire are primary schools. Its 35 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 65%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 148 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 54.0; average Attainment 8 score, across the 40 schools with published results

Top schools in Buckinghamshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Ickford School 100%
2 Great Kimble Church of England School 100%
3 Padbury Church of England School 94%
4 Danesfield School 90%
5 Chesham Bois Church of England School 88%
6 Seer Green Church of England School 87%
7 Chartridge Combined School 87%
8 The Iver Village Junior School 86%

Secondary

1 Dr Challoner's High School 79.1
2 Beaconsfield High School 75.9
3 Aylesbury Grammar School 74.5
4 Aylesbury High School 74.3
5 Chesham Grammar School 74.0
6 The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 73.9
7 Wycombe High School 73.9
8 Dr Challoner's Grammar School 73.9

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Buckinghamshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Cheddington Combined School
Community school · Ages 4 to 11

56%

expected standard
High Ash Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

73%

expected standard
Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School
Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18
Akeley Wood Senior School
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18
Griffin House School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11
International School of Creative Arts
Other independent school · Ages 14 to 19
Teikyo School UK
Other independent school · Ages 15 to 19
The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

Common questions about schools in Buckinghamshire

How many schools are in Buckinghamshire?: OfferDay lists 277 schools in Buckinghamshire, including 185 primary schools and 35 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Buckinghamshire?: Every school in Buckinghamshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Buckinghamshire?: OfferDay ranks schools in Buckinghamshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Buckinghamshire local authority?: OfferDay groups the Buckinghamshire schools across 37 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.