Princes Risborough Primary School, Princes Risborough

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to our school. Choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions that you will make and hopefully the information you find here will help you with that decision. I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher at Princes Risborough Primary School."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Princes Risborough Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Princes Risborough Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Princes Risborough Primary School are Monks Risborough CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 71% maths); Longwick Church of England Combined School (1.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 78% maths); Great Kimble Church of England School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, 100% reading, 100% maths); and St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green (2.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths).

Princes Risborough Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Princes Risborough Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Great Learners Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

In 2026, 40 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 16 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Princes Risborough Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Princes Risborough Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Monks Risborough Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shortborough Avenue (nw-bound), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Princes Risborough Primary School issued 39 suspensions, 17.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.