Princes Risborough Primary School
Wellington Avenue, Princes Risborough, HP27 9HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT LEARNERS TRUST
- Acting Head Teacher
- Mrs Amy Howlett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Great Learners Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 143534
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844345251
About this school
Princes Risborough Primary School is a primary academy in Princes Risborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Princes Risborough Primary 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
- Good
- 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 | 44 | 27 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 78% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 15% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 89% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Princes Risborough 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 | 52% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 253 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Princes Risborough Primary School compares
Princes Risborough Primary School ranked 98th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 7% | 28.4% | 224 | — |
| Monks Risborough CofE Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 17.2% | 216 | 0.5 miles |
| Longwick Church of England Combined School | 61% | 6.5% | 17.9% | 157 | 1.5 miles |
| Great Kimble Church of England School | 100% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 100 | 1.6 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green | 80% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 215 | 2.7 miles |
| Speen CofE VA School | — | 3.8% | 7% | 44 | 3.3 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)
- 28.36%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monks Risborough CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
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Longwick Church of England Combined School1.5 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
-
Great Kimble Church of England School1.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green2.7 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
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Speen CofE VA School3.3 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
Other schools in Princes Risborough
- Longwick Church of England Combined School Primary
- Monks Risborough CofE Primary School Primary
- Speen CofE VA 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 Princes Risborough Primary School teach?
- Princes Risborough Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Princes Risborough.
- Who is the acting head teacher of Princes Risborough Primary School?
- The acting head teacher of Princes Risborough Primary School is Mrs Amy Howlett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Princes Risborough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Princes Risborough 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 many pupils are at Princes Risborough Primary School?
- Princes Risborough Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Princes Risborough Primary School full?
- Princes Risborough Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 224 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Princes Risborough Primary School a faith school?
- No. Princes Risborough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Princes Risborough Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Princes Risborough Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Princes Risborough Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Princes Risborough Primary School is part of GREAT LEARNERS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Princes Risborough Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Princes Risborough Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Princes Risborough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Princes Risborough Primary School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Princes Risborough Primary School ranked 98th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Princes Risborough Primary School's absence rate?
- Princes Risborough Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Princes Risborough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Princes Risborough 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 10 July 2026.