Padbury Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Main Road, Buckingham, MK18 2AP
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
97.0%
2.1% 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
88%
1st preference success rate
14 of 16 families who put it first got an offer
15
Places offered
43
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 16 | 14 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 1 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 43 | 15 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 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
5.15 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
15 places
All timely applicants offered up to Rule 3 (catchment/sibling), Rule 4 (catchment), Rule 5 (sibling), and some applicants offered under Rule 6 (distance)
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Gooding
- Address
- Main Road, Padbury, Buckingham, MK18 2AP
- Phone
- 01280813070
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Horwood · Buckingham and Bletchley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145216
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
104 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
21 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
26 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 93 pupils
Attendance
97.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
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 | 77% | — | — |
| 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) | 94% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 25% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, 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.