Thornborough Infant School
High Street, Thornborough, Buckingham, MK18 2DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Passenger
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 31
- URN
- 110253
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01280812219
About this school
Thornborough Infant School is a community primary school in Buckingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 31 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thornborough Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Thornborough Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornborough Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 0% | 31 | — |
| Great Horwood Church of England School | 71% | 7.3% | 20.7% | 113 | 2.2 miles |
| Bourton Meadow Academy | 66% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 571 | 2.2 miles |
| Lace Hill Academy | 76% | 4.8% | 17.4% | 218 | 2.3 miles |
| Padbury Church of England School | 94% | 3% | 9.4% | 104 | 2.3 miles |
| Maids Moreton Church of England School | 63% | 3.1% | 10.9% | 97 | 2.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Horwood Church of England School2.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Bourton Meadow Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Lace Hill Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Padbury Church of England School2.3 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Maids Moreton Church of England School2.6 miles
Primary · Maids Moreton
Other 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
- Roundwood Primary School Primary
- St James and St John CofE Primary School Primary
- Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School Primary
- Twyford C of E School Primary
- Winslow Church of England School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thornborough Infant School teach?
- Thornborough Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Buckingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornborough Infant School?
- The headteacher of Thornborough Infant School is Mrs Laura Passenger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thornborough Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornborough Infant 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 many pupils are at Thornborough Infant School?
- Thornborough Infant School has 31 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Thornborough Infant School full?
- Thornborough Infant School has capacity for 45 pupils and 31 on roll (69%), 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 Thornborough Infant School a faith school?
- No. Thornborough Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thornborough Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thornborough Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Thornborough Infant School's absence rate?
- Thornborough Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Thornborough Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thornborough Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 29 June 2026.