Voluntary controlled school · Buckinghamshire

St Michael's Church of England Combined School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110414URN

Chapel Square, Stewkley, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

64 applications for 30 places · 86th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

7 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 March 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

64 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.2; 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	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	69	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2024	24	50	2.1	24	1.00
Sep 2023	29	54	1.9	27	0.93
Sep 2022	28	47	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2021	20	49	2.5	19	0.95
Sep 2020	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2019	18	36	2.0	17	0.94
Sep 2018	30	59	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2017	25	40	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2016	16	41	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2015	29	36	1.2	21	0.72
Sep 2014	25	36	1.4	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 39% · Maths 58% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%136th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard39%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	33%	6%	102	100
2023/24	63%	10%	105	105
2022/23	78%	9%	108	106

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

St Michael's Church of England Combined SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Drayton Parslow Village School
2.6 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

3.8applications per place
Mursley Church of England School
4.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place
Overstone Combined School
4.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2021

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenleas School
5.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Swanbourne Church of England VA School
5.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

73%met the SATs standard
Southcott Lower School
5.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Newton Leys Primary School
5.6 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110414 · 825/3017
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Chapel Square, Stewkley, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0HA
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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