Burford School
Marlow Bottom, Marlow, SL7 3PQ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Burford School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Marshall
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 428
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 110314
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Burford School was a community primary school in Marlow. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Burford School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 63 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 67% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 11% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 92% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Burford 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 | 80% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burford School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 413 | — |
| Burford School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Marlow Church of England Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 40 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School | 71% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 351 | 0.9 miles |
| Foxes Piece School | 63% | 6.9% | 53.1% | 161 | 1.0 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)
- 5.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 11.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burford School0.0 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
Marlow Church of England Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School0.9 miles
Primary · Marlow
-
Foxes Piece School1.0 miles
Primary · Marlow
Other schools in Marlow
- Bisham Church of England Academy Primary
- Burford School Primary
- Danesfield School Primary
- Foxes Piece School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School Primary
- Little Marlow CofE School Primary
- Marlow Church of England Infant School Primary
- Spinfield School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Great Marlow School Secondary
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Burford School teach?
- Burford School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Marlow.
- Has Burford School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Burford School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Burford School?
- Burford School had 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Burford School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Burford School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burford 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 29 June 2026.