Voluntary controlled school · Buckinghamshire

Quainton Church of England School

4–11Ages
175Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110447URN

Lower Street, Quainton, Aylesbury, HP22 4BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

68 applications for 27 places · 54th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

68 applications · 27 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 4.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 4.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 4.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 3.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 4.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

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	27	68	2.5	23	0.85
Sep 2025	15	61	4.1	13	0.87
Sep 2024	13	59	4.5	10	0.77
Sep 2023	18	55	3.1	15	0.83
Sep 2022	11	50	4.6	9	0.82
Sep 2021	15	49	3.3	10	0.67
Sep 2020	14	44	3.1	11	0.79
Sep 2019	22	55	2.5	16	0.73
Sep 2018	13	45	3.5	13	1.00
Sep 2017	14	65	4.6	10	0.71
Sep 2016	28	94	3.4	15	0.54
Sep 2015	28	73	2.6	22	0.79
Sep 2014	28	67	2.4	25	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 74% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%104th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	58%	13%	105	104
2023/24	67%	10%	106	106
2022/23	48%	3%	104	102

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

Quainton Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Waddesdon Village Primary School
3.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
North Marston Church of England School
4.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Whitchurch Combined School
5.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
East Claydon Church of England School
5.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Green Ridge Primary Academy
5.6 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Grendon Underwood School
6.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Thomas Hickman School
7.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
8.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 65%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: 110447 · 825/3074
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 175 on roll
Free school meals: 18.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lower Street, Quainton, Aylesbury, HP22 4BJ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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