SCHOOL PROFILE

Drayton Parslow Village School

Primary Community school URN 110222
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 45 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

30 March 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 38 38 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 12 31.6% of pupils
Male pupils 26 68.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.5%
14.3 pts below England
School 10.5%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.6%
17.7 pts below England
School 2.6%
Buckinghamshire 18.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Buckinghamshire 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.1%
35
African
2.6%
1
Chinese
2.6%
1
White and Black African
2.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.8% 6 of 38 pupils
5.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.8%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 5 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.6% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
Specific learning difficulty 1
Speech, language & communication 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.55 pts lower than England
School 3.67%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.82 pts lower than England
School 8.00%
Buckinghamshire 14.74%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Buckinghamshire 1.60%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

84.4% 3.7 pts below England
Drayton Parslow Village School
84.4%
Buckinghamshire
89.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information