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Schools across Buckinghamshire

Local authority · 274 schools across 43 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Buckinghamshire (274)

Showing 20 of 274 schools

Total Schools

274

182 primary · 36 secondary

Total Pupils

97,221

93% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

63

14 outstanding · 49 good

Capacity

104,306

7,085 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

49
207
Outstanding: 14
Good: 49
Requires Improvement: 4
Not inspected: 207

Best Schools in Buckinghamshire

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

47.0

GCSE Eng+Maths

49.5%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

90% full
43,945 pupils48,937 capacity

4,992 spare places

Secondary Schools

99% full
38,731 pupils38,994 capacity

263 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.0%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

14.7%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

224

2024/25

Absence trend across Buckinghamshire schools

4.4%
18/19
4.4%
20/21
7.1%
21/22
6.5%
22/23
6.3%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

8%

Plans Issued

696

Assessment Requests

1,754

Tribunal Cases

50

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

38%
2019
74%
2020
79%
2021
61%
2022
47%
2023
32%
2024
8%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

8,504 admissions

117

Lodged

(1.4%)

61

Heard

12

Successful

(20%)

Primary (infant classes)

6,365 admissions

58

Lodged

(0.9%)

25

Heard

1

Successful

(4%)

Secondary

8,236 admissions

716

Lodged

(8.7%)

537

Heard

67

Successful

(13%)

Total

16,740 admissions

833

Lodged

(5.0%)

598

Heard

79

Successful

(13%)

Total appeals lodged per year

2319
2019
2593
2020
2009
2021
1739
2022
1594
2023
1500
2024
1524
2025
1724
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury

64 schools

High Wycombe

60 schools

Amersham

21 schools

Buckingham

17 schools

Chesham

13 schools

Beaconsfield

10 schools

Gerrards Cross

10 schools

Marlow

9 schools

Great Missenden

8 schools

Princes Risborough

7 schools

Milton Keynes

7 schools

Slough

7 schools

Iver

3 schools

Leighton Buzzard

3 schools

Bourne End

3 schools

Maidenhead

2 schools

Farnham Royal

2 schools

Chalfont St Giles

2 schools

Burnham

2 schools

Great Brickhill

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Buckinghamshire

How many schools are there in Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire has 274 open schools: 182 state primary, 38 state secondary or all-through, 26 independent, 18 special and 10 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Buckinghamshire are rated Outstanding?

38 schools in Buckinghamshire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School, Brushwood Junior School, Chepping View Primary Academy, Henry Allen Nursery School, Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and 33 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 208 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.

Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) SchoolBrushwood Junior SchoolChepping View Primary AcademyHenry Allen Nursery SchoolSir William Borlase's Grammar School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Buckinghamshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 40 schools in Buckinghamshire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 76.7 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Dr Challoner's High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 76.2 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Dr Challoner's Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 76.2 and 99% 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.

Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolDr Challoner's High SchoolDr Challoner's Grammar School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Buckinghamshire have the best SATs results?

3 of the 141 primary schools in Buckinghamshire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results had every pupil reach the expected standard in both reading and maths: Great Kimble Church of England School, Ickford School and Padbury Church of England School. Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Great Kimble Church of England SchoolIckford SchoolPadbury Church of England School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Buckinghamshire?

Yes. Buckinghamshire has 13 state grammar schools, including Aylesbury Grammar School, Aylesbury High School, Beaconsfield High School, Burnham Grammar School, Chesham Grammar School and Dr Challoner's Grammar School. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury High SchoolBeaconsfield High SchoolBurnham Grammar SchoolChesham Grammar SchoolDr Challoner's Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

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

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: Abbey View Primary Academy, 0.195 miles for 2021 entry; Amersham School, 2.491 miles for 2021 entry; Ashmead Combined School, 0.379 miles for 2021 entry; Aylesbury High School, 13.14 miles for 2021 entry; Beaconsfield High School, 10.182 miles for 2021 entry. We hold figures for 105 schools in Buckinghamshire; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Abbey View Primary AcademyAmersham SchoolAshmead Combined SchoolAylesbury High SchoolBeaconsfield High School

Source: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Buckinghamshire?

Apply to Buckinghamshire 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.

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