Best Schools in Buckingham

How many schools are there in Buckingham?

Buckingham has 18 open schools: 13 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 1 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Buckingham are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Buckingham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Furze Down School, Buckingham Primary School and Bourton Meadow Academy. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 15 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Furze Down SchoolBuckingham Primary SchoolBourton Meadow Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Buckingham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Buckingham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Royal Latin School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 75 and 97% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Buckingham School, with an Attainment 8 score of 36.3 and 23% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Furze Down School, with an Attainment 8 score of 0.8 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Royal Latin SchoolBuckingham SchoolFurze Down School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Buckingham have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Buckingham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Padbury Church of England School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Finmere Church of England Primary School (88% in reading, 88% in maths); and Lace Hill Academy (91% in reading, 79% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Padbury Church of England SchoolFinmere Church of England Primary SchoolLace Hill Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Buckingham?

Yes. Royal Latin School is a state grammar school in Buckingham. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Royal Latin School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Buckingham?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Buckingham School, 8.178 miles for 2021 entry; North Marston Church of England School, 3.909 miles for 2021 entry; Royal Latin School, 7.747 miles for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Buckingham SchoolNorth Marston Church of England SchoolRoyal Latin School

Source: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Buckingham?

Apply to your council - Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.