Secondary
Buckingham School
London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1110 of 1130 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2020
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
33%
38.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 |
| Entered the EBacc | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.66 |
| A level students | 56 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36% |
| 22/23 | 29% |
| 23/24 | 29% |
| 24/25 | 33% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31.6 |
| 22/23 | 23.0 |
| 23/24 | 24.3 |
| 24/25 | 28.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.09 |
| 22/23 | -0.43 |
| 23/24 | -0.30 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.4 |
| 22/23 | 39.4 |
| 23/24 | 40.1 |
| 24/25 | 38.6 |
London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Buckinghamshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Andrew McGinnes
- Address
- London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT
- Telephone
- 01280812206