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Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School

Primary · Aylesbury · HP19 9DZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 September 2023

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At a glance

447 pupils · 106% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
27.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
25.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.buckinghampark.org
URN
137570

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 59 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.827 miles; distance decided places in 2 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 September 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 59 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.827 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.827 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

62 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolCoventry · 49 miles awayGood67%
Galley Hill Primary School and NurseryHemel Hempstead · 15 miles awayGood51%
Trinity Road Primary SchoolChelmsford · 56 miles awayNo current grade56%
William Law CofE Primary SchoolPeterborough · 59 miles awayGood63%
Camps Hill Primary SchoolStevenage · 28 miles awayGood50%
St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolColchester · 74 miles awayGood48%
Church Road Primary SchoolBolton · 139 miles awayGood62%
Cheriton Primary SchoolFolkestone · 99 miles awayGood68%
Rugby Free Primary SchoolRugby · 43 miles awayGood63%
Tranmoor PrimaryDoncaster · 118 miles awayGood54%
Rushmore Primary SchoolLondon · 38 miles awayStrong standard79%
The Leys Primary and Nursery SchoolStevenage · 28 miles awayGood58%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 48% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 10% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other White background 8% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 7% (Buckinghamshire 10%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.44 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 2.72 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,610; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,470
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £107,532; in-year balance +£8,460

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health57.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier55.5%62.3%
Social housing33.4%17.1%
Privately rented10.9%20.5%
Detached houses17.1%22.9%
Flats27.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033959 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£328,000174 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£286,000–£375,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (22)£462,500
Semi-detached (60)£337,500
Terraced (70)£323,000
Flat (22)£168,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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