Community school · Buckinghamshire

Buckingham School

11–18Ages
1,110Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
110484URN

London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.4 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BuckinghamshireSelective

368 applications for 213 places · 30th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.3of 90

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

33rd of 36 in Buckinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	Good

Inspection history

25 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
4 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

1.4 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

368 applications · 213 places offered · 179 named it first

2026 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2025 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2024 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2023 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2022 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2021 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
2020 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
2019 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
2018 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
2017 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
2016 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2015 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
2014 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9

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

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	213	368	1.7	179	0.84
Sep 2025	194	365	1.9	145	0.75
Sep 2024	180	347	1.9	144	0.80
Sep 2023	201	386	1.9	156	0.78
Sep 2022	202	427	2.1	179	0.89
Sep 2021	202	403	2.0	114	0.56
Sep 2020	199	397	2.0	148	0.74
Sep 2019	219	380	1.7	142	0.65
Sep 2018	204	337	1.7	117	0.57
Sep 2017	184	293	1.6	122	0.66
Sep 2016	185	285	1.5	113	0.61
Sep 2015	186	274	1.5	124	0.67
Sep 2014	180	280	1.6	122	0.68

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.333rd of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%34th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Buckinghamshire 72% England 66%

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	201	36.3	23%	49%	–
2024/25	180	38.6	33%	54%	–
2023/24	207	40.1	29%	58%	−0.30
2022/23	214	39.4	29%	57%	−0.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Buckingham SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Royal Latin School
0.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 75.0Attainment 8 Selective
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
8.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Elizabeth Woodville School
9.3 km · West Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Silverstone UTC
9.3 km · West Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2023

36.2Attainment 8
Watling Academy
11.8 km · Milton Keynes

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Magdalen College School
12.1 km · West Northamptonshire

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
The Hazeley Academy
12.2 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
The Radcliffe School
13.2 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 40.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 110484 · 825/4004
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,130 pupils · 1,110 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources