Speen CofE VA School
Flowers Bottom Lane, Speen, Princes Risborough, HP27 0SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Lisa Davies
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 44
- URN
- 110468
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494488321
About this school
Speen CofE VA School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Princes Risborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 44 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Speen CofE VA School, and its latest judgement is set out 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Speen CofE VA 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 43 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Speen CofE VA 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 | — | 3.8% | 7% | 44 | — |
| Naphill and Walters Ash School | 67% | 4% | 8% | 259 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green | 80% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
| Hughenden Primary School | 64% | 6% | 16.3% | 201 | 2.0 miles |
| Prestwood Junior School | 66% | 5% | 17.1% | 142 | 2.1 miles |
| Prestwood Infant School | — | 5.3% | 10.8% | 156 | 2.2 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)
- 6.98%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Naphill and Walters Ash School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green0.9 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
-
Hughenden Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Prestwood Junior School2.1 miles
Primary · Great Missenden
-
Prestwood Infant School2.2 miles
Primary · Great Missenden
Other schools in Princes Risborough
- Longwick Church of England Combined School Primary
- Monks Risborough CofE Primary School Primary
- Princes Risborough Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green Primary
- Princes Risborough School Secondary
- Red Kite School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Speen CofE VA School teach?
- Speen CofE VA School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Princes Risborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Speen CofE VA School?
- The headteacher of Speen CofE VA School is Ms Lisa Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Speen CofE VA School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Speen CofE VA 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 Speen CofE VA School?
- Speen CofE VA School has 44 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Speen CofE VA School full?
- Speen CofE VA School has capacity for 45 pupils and 44 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Speen CofE VA School a faith school?
- Yes. Speen CofE VA School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Speen CofE VA School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Speen CofE VA School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Speen CofE VA School's absence rate?
- Speen CofE VA School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Speen CofE VA 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 Speen CofE VA 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 30 June 2026.