Primary
Padbury Church of England School
Main Road, Padbury, Buckingham, MK18 2AP
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 104 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 11.9
- Pupils per adult
- 8.6
- Pupils
- 102
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
April 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
94%
31 points above the Buckingham average (63% across 12 schools)
113.0
5.8 above the Buckingham average (107.2 across 12 schools)
1st of 12 by our score, among the primary schools in Buckingham we can score - 13 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 112 |
| Average reading score | 113 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 94% |
| Working at a higher standard | 25% |
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 time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 93% |
| 23/24 | 77% |
| 24/25 | 94% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 113.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 112.0 |
Main Road, Padbury, Buckingham, MK18 2AP
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 15 January, 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
- Lucy McFarlane
- Address
- Main Road, Padbury, Buckingham, MK18 2AP
- Telephone
- 01280813070