Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Lace Hill Academy

2–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140207URN

Catchpin Street, Lace Hill, Buckingham, MK18 7RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

57 applications for 22 places · 48th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

57 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 1 of 12 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	22	57	2.6	22	1.00
Sep 2025	23	47	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2024	24	55	2.3	21	0.88
Sep 2023	22	53	2.4	22	1.00
Sep 2022	27	45	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2021	20	41	2.1	19	0.95
Sep 2020	23	55	2.4	23	1.00
Sep 2019	26	51	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2018	30	68	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2016	26	57	2.2	26	1.00
Sep 2015	14	21	1.5	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%37th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	76%	0%	110	105
2023/24	72%	6%	110	103
2022/23	63%	6%	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

Lace Hill AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
George Grenville Academy
1.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Primary School
2.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Padbury Church of England School
2.5 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.9applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Maids Moreton Church of England School
2.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Roundwood Primary School
2.8 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Thornborough Infant School
3.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
St James and St John CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 69%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140207 · 825/2015
Trust: Campfire Education Trust
Capacity: 231 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Catchpin Street, Lace Hill, Buckingham, MK18 7RR
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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