SCHOOL PROFILE

Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 110446
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

2 December 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

14 September 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 178 178 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 91 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 87 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

3.4%
21.4 pts below England
School 3.4%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.6%
19.7 pts below England
School 0.6%
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
88.2%
157
Any other White background
3.4%
6
White and Asian
2.2%
4
Any other Asian background
1.7%
3
Indian
1.7%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
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 15.2% 27 of 178 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.8% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 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

4.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.72 pts lower than England
School 4.50%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.72 pts lower than England
School 9.09%
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

98.9% 10.7 pts above England
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School
98.9%
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