OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
17 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
180
180 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
90
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
90
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
above England
School
25.0%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.1 pts
below England
School
2.2%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
81.7%
147
Traveller of Irish heritage
6.1%
11
Any other White background
3.3%
6
Any other Asian background
1.7%
3
White and Asian
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
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.6%
28 of
180 pupils
5.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
44.0%
16.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Reading
20.8 pts below England
School
53.0%
Buckinghamshire
77.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Buckinghamshire
71.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Maths
13.0 pts below England
School
59.0%
Buckinghamshire
73.6%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.14 pts
higher than
England
School
6.36%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.01 pts
higher than
England
School
18.82%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
1.18%
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
82.6%
5.6 pts
below England
Overstone Combined School
82.6%
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.