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George Grenville Academy

Primary · Buckingham · MK18 1AP

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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 29 March 2023

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At a glance

186 pupils · 77% of 242 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
50% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.georgegrenville.co.uk/
URN
140368

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 14 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2024 entry went to 0.476 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 29 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 14 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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2024 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.476 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
40%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school40%
Median of its 12 closest peers54.5%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolBolton · 126 miles awayNeeds attention52%
Nursery Hill Primary SchoolNuneaton · 44 miles awayGood63%
Bugle SchoolSt Austell · 198 miles awayGood41%
Woodside Green, A Share Primary AcademyHuddersfield · 119 miles awayGood43%
Parkwood AcademyChelmsford · 64 miles awayRequires improvement66%
Old Leake Primary AcademyBoston · 85 miles awayExpected standard52%
Stoneferry Primary SchoolHull · 125 miles awayGood58%
Potter Street AcademyHarlow · 50 miles awayGood (2019)71%
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolWellington · 119 miles awayGood52%
Kemsley Primary AcademySittingbourne · 86 miles awayNo current grade57%
Canterbury Road Primary SchoolSittingbourne · 87 miles awayGood67%
Longmeadow Primary SchoolStevenage · 35 miles awayRequires improvement32%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 68% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · 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)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

18.10 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
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

67% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 33% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

8.77% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

0% of teachers took sickness absence, 0 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 £50,185; 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 (2024-25)

This school£8,346
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£46,000; in-year balance -£118,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health53%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.4%62.3%
Social housing17.3%17.1%
Privately rented16.3%20.5%
Detached houses24.3%22.9%
Flats14.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017649 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£342,000350 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£263,500–£425,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (102)£490,000
Semi-detached (100)£343,000
Terraced (93)£280,000
Flat (55)£200,000

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
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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