Community school · Buckinghamshire

Roundwood Primary School

4–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110228URN

Church Street, Gawcott, Buckingham, MK18 4HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

37 applications for 20 places · 111th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	37	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2025	27	35	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2024	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2023	28	40	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2022	29	39	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2021	30	41	1.4	29	0.97
Sep 2020	20	29	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2019	24	40	1.7	21	0.88
Sep 2018	24	35	1.5	20	0.83
Sep 2017	22	29	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2016	24	35	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2015	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2014	25	35	1.4	24	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 62% · Maths 52% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%133rd of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	3%	105	101
2023/24	72%	12%	106	107
2022/23	57%	14%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Roundwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
George Grenville Academy
2.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Lace Hill Academy
2.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Bourton Meadow Academy
3.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Primary School
3.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St James and St John CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Maids Moreton Church of England School
4.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Padbury Church of England School
4.3 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.9applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Finmere Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110228 · 825/2038
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Tingewick Infant School (URN 110254)
Address: Church Street, Gawcott, Buckingham, MK18 4HY
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources