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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 October 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Finmere Church of England Primary School, URN 123104
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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 entry24 applications · 10 places offered · 8 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 4.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
- 2024 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2023 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
- 2022 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2021 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
- 2020 3.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2019 1.2; Oxfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2016 3.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Finmere Church of England Primary School (URN 123104), 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 | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 * | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 * | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 * | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2016 * | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2015 * | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2014 * | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Oxfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 88% | 13% | 111 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | ||||
| 2022/23 |
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
- Finmere Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Buckinghamshire20261.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · OxfordshireRemains Good20221.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · BuckinghamshireGood20242.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · BuckinghamshireRemains Good20232.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · BuckinghamshireGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 6.8 km · BuckinghamshireGood20232.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · West Northamptonshire202653%met the SATs standard
- 7.0 km · BuckinghamshireGood20242.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147753 · 931/3090
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 70 pupils · 45 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 March 2020
- Replaced
- Finmere Church of England Primary School (URN 123104)
- Address
- Mere Road, Finmere, Buckingham, MK18 4AR
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire · Cherwell
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources