Buckingham Primary School
Foscott Way, Buckingham, MK18 1TT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co-Headteacher
- Mrs Sam Brewer
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 110329
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01280812864
About this school
Buckingham Primary School is a community primary school in Buckingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 354 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 65% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 76% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Buckingham 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 | 56% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buckingham Primary School compares
Buckingham Primary School ranked 55th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 71% | 3.8% | 18.4% | 354 | — |
| Maids Moreton Church of England School | 63% | 3.1% | 10.9% | 97 | 0.4 miles |
| Bourton Meadow Academy | 66% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 571 | 0.7 miles |
| George Grenville Academy | 40% | 6.4% | 40.3% | 186 | 0.7 miles |
| St James and St John CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 144 | 1.2 miles |
| Lace Hill Academy | 76% | 4.8% | 17.4% | 218 | 1.3 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)
- 18.44%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 10.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maids Moreton Church of England School0.4 miles
Primary · Maids Moreton
-
Bourton Meadow Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
George Grenville Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
St James and St John CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Lace Hill Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Buckingham
Other schools in Buckingham
Buckingham Primary School ranks 4th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Buckingham.
- Bourton Meadow Academy 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
- Thornborough Infant School Primary
- Twyford C of E School Primary
- Winslow Church of England School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Buckingham Primary School teach?
- Buckingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Buckingham.
- Who is the co-headteacher of Buckingham Primary School?
- The co-headteacher of Buckingham Primary School is Mrs Sam Brewer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buckingham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckingham 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 Buckingham Primary School?
- Buckingham Primary School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buckingham Primary School full?
- Buckingham Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 354 on roll (84%), 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 Buckingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buckingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buckingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buckingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Buckingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buckingham Primary School rank locally?
- Buckingham Primary School ranked 55th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buckingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Buckingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buckingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buckingham 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 29 June 2026.