East Claydon Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
St Mary's Road, East Claydon, MK18 2LS
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
97.1%
3.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
104
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
105 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
14 of 14 families who put it first got an offer
14
Places offered
31
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 14 | 14 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 31 | 14 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
15 places
All applicants offered
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
15 places
All applicants offered
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gary Avery
- Address
- St Mary's Road, East Claydon, MK18 2LS
- Phone
- 01296712765
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Grendon Underwood & The Claydons · Mid Buckinghamshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143643
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
104 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
17 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 87 pupils
Attendance
97.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 80% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 20% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.