Bourton Meadow Academy
Burleigh Piece, Linden Village, Buckingham, MK18 7HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CAMPFIRE EDUCATION TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Helen Byrom
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Campfire Education Trust
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 706
- Pupils on roll
- 571
- URN
- 137939
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01280823374
About this school
Bourton Meadow Academy is a primary academy in Buckingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 571 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 90 | 87 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 74% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 24% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 83% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Bourton Meadow Academy 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 | 63% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 656 |
| 2023/24 | 651 |
| 2024/25 | 602 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bourton Meadow Academy compares
Bourton Meadow Academy ranked 81st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 571 | — |
| George Grenville Academy | 40% | 6.4% | 40.3% | 186 | 0.6 miles |
| Lace Hill Academy | 76% | 4.8% | 17.4% | 218 | 0.6 miles |
| Buckingham Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 18.4% | 354 | 0.7 miles |
| Maids Moreton Church of England School | 63% | 3.1% | 10.9% | 97 | 1.0 miles |
| St James and St John CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 144 | 1.9 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)
- 11.88%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George Grenville Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Lace Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Buckingham Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Maids Moreton Church of England School1.0 miles
Primary · Maids Moreton
-
St James and St John CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Buckingham
Other schools in Buckingham
Bourton Meadow Academy ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Buckingham.
- 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
- Thornborough Infant School Primary
- Twyford C of E School Primary
- Winslow Church of England School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bourton Meadow Academy teach?
- Bourton Meadow Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Buckingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Bourton Meadow Academy?
- The head teacher of Bourton Meadow Academy is Mrs Helen Byrom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bourton Meadow Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bourton Meadow Academy, 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 Bourton Meadow Academy?
- Bourton Meadow Academy has 571 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bourton Meadow Academy full?
- Bourton Meadow Academy has capacity for 706 pupils and 571 on roll (81%), 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 Bourton Meadow Academy a faith school?
- No. Bourton Meadow Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bourton Meadow Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bourton Meadow Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bourton Meadow Academy?
- Bourton Meadow Academy is part of CAMPFIRE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bourton Meadow Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bourton Meadow Academy rank locally?
- Bourton Meadow Academy ranked 81st of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bourton Meadow Academy's absence rate?
- Bourton Meadow Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bourton Meadow Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bourton Meadow Academy'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 1 July 2026.