Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Princes Risborough Primary School

2–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143534URN

Wellington Avenue, Princes Risborough, HP27 9HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 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

77 applications for 30 places · 49th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 10 October 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

77 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Princes Risborough Primary School (URN 133513), the previous school.

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	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	67	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2024	29	57	2.0	31	1.07
Sep 2023	28	58	2.1	19	0.68
Sep 2022	34	50	1.5	23	0.68
Sep 2021	14	34	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2020	23	53	2.3	18	0.78
Sep 2019	28	50	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2018	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2017	26	50	1.9	18	0.69
Sep 2016 *	37	60	1.6	31	0.84
Sep 2015 *	38	81	2.1	43	1.13
Sep 2014 *	38	58	1.5	30	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 77% · Maths 68% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%96th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

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	61%	6%	107	105
2023/24	78%	15%	107	106
2022/23	52%	14%	106	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

Princes Risborough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Monks Risborough CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Longwick Church of England Combined School
2.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Great Kimble Church of England School
2.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green
4.4 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Speen CofE VA School
5.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
6.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Bledlow Ridge School
6.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Naphill and Walters Ash School
6.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%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: 143534 · 825/2024
Trust: Great Learners Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 28.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Princes Risborough Primary School (URN 133513)
Address: Wellington Avenue, Princes Risborough, HP27 9HY
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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