Roundwood Primary School
Church Street, Gawcott, Buckingham, MK18 4HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Gore
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 110228
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01280813066
About this school
Roundwood Primary School is a community primary school in Buckingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 72% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 12% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 80% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 80% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 76% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Roundwood Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roundwood Primary School compares
Roundwood Primary School ranked 135th of 141 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.3% | 19.3% | 192 | — |
| George Grenville Academy | 40% | 6.4% | 40.3% | 186 | 1.5 miles |
| Lace Hill Academy | 76% | 4.8% | 17.4% | 218 | 1.7 miles |
| Bourton Meadow Academy | 66% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 571 | 2.0 miles |
| Buckingham Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 18.4% | 354 | 2.2 miles |
| St James and St John CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 144 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.25%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 16.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George Grenville Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Lace Hill Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Bourton Meadow Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Buckingham Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
St James and St John CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Buckingham
Other schools in Buckingham
Roundwood Primary School ranks 11th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Buckingham.
- Bourton Meadow Academy Primary
- Buckingham Primary School Primary
- Finmere Church of England Primary School Primary
- George Grenville Academy Primary
- Lace Hill Academy Primary
- North Marston Church of England School Primary
- Padbury Church of England School Primary
- St James and St John CofE Primary School Primary
- Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School Primary
- Thornborough Infant School Primary
- Twyford C of E School Primary
- Winslow Church of England School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Leigh Handley (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Leigh Handley to Mr Thomas Gore recorded 2 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Roundwood Primary School teach?
- Roundwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Buckingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Roundwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roundwood Primary School is Mr Thomas Gore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Roundwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roundwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Roundwood Primary School?
- Roundwood Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Roundwood Primary School full?
- Roundwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Roundwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roundwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roundwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roundwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Roundwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roundwood Primary School rank locally?
- Roundwood Primary School ranked 135th of 141 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roundwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Roundwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roundwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roundwood Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 2 September 2026.