Buckingham School

State-Funded School

buckingham-school-buckinghamshire-south-east

South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

Buckingham and BletchleyConstituency

MK18 1ATPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Buckingham School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,110 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.36

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,110

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,110
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good
11 Mar 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.