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St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green

  • 4–11Ages
  • 215Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 145422URN

Main Road, Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, HP27 0PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

72 applications for 29 places · 59th of 132 in Buckinghamshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
80%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 20 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 16 June 2026
    Report card · 7 Strong standard
  2. 28 April 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

72 applications · 29 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
  2. 2025 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
  3. 2024 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
  4. 2023 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
  5. 2022 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
  6. 2021 3.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
  7. 2020 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
  8. 2019 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
  9. 2018 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  11. 2016 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as St John's Church of England (VA) Combined School, Lacey Green (URN 110465), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202629722.5220.76
Sep 202522592.7180.82
Sep 202422592.7221.00
Sep 202330792.6290.97
Sep 202220572.9170.85
Sep 202118693.8160.89
Sep 202030702.3230.77
Sep 201921562.7200.95
Sep 201822562.6221.00
Sep 2017 *30632.1290.97
Sep 2016 *30933.1250.83
Sep 2015 *30762.5301.00
Sep 2014 *25632.5190.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%17th of 139 in Buckinghamshire
Reading
Expected standard90%
Higher standard60%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard80%
Greater depth20%
Maths
Expected standard90%
Higher standard30%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Buckinghamshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2580%17%110107
2023/2468%16%107107
2022/2377%23%108107

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

  • 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 converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
145422 · 825/3336
Trust
Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
270 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals
6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 February 2018
Replaced
St John's Church of England (VA) Combined School, Lacey Green (URN 110465)
Address
Main Road, Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, HP27 0PL
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

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