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Winslow Church of England School, Buckingham

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Winslow Church of England School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Buckingham. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 12 schools in Buckingham with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2012)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Winslow Church of England School in detail

Winslow Church of England School in its own words

In its own words: "I hope you have time to explore and that it gives you a flavour of our wonderful school, where we have a highly committed and professional staff dedicated to supporting and guiding your child's development."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Within our Early Years Reception Provision, we have two classes; Sky Class and Sunshine Class. Whilst we have separate classes, we work very closely together and share both an indoor and continuous outdoor provision environment."

The school runs after-school care, from £1.00 per session.

Coming up: an admissions event on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Winslow Church of England School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (72% in reading, 60% in maths).

Getting a place at Winslow Church of England School

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Winslow Church of England School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Winslow Church of England School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Winslow Church of England School are Swanbourne Church of England VA School (1.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Great Horwood Church of England School (2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 79% maths); Mursley Church of England School (2.7 miles, Good); and East Claydon Church of England School (3.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Winslow Church of England School.

Swanbourne Church of England VA SchoolGreat Horwood Church of England SchoolMursley Church of England SchoolEast Claydon Church of England School

What parents say

73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Winslow Church of England School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Who goes there

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 71 pupils (18.5%) received SEN support and 10 (2.6%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.

Staffing

Winslow Church of England School had 22 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Winslow Church of England School.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elmfields Gate H&R, 200 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Winslow Church of England School issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Samantha Dimbleby
Pupils:383
LA:Buckinghamshire
Phone:01296712296
Address:Lowndes Way, Winslow, Buckingham, MK18 3EN
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from November 2012, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 7 January 2025View full report
URN:110449
UKPRN:10075923
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Buckingham and Bletchley
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Winslow is a happy, inclusive school where your child will feel safe and known by staff. The school excels at developing confident readers, writers and mathematicians through well-trained teaching and extra support when needed. Your child will benefit from strong values, plenty of sporting opportunities and chances to develop empathy through community responsibility and charity work.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading, writing and mathematics with well-trained staff and daily support for pupils who need extra help
  • Warm, respectful relationships and excellent pastoral support, particularly for young carers
  • Rigorous attendance monitoring with improved attendance, especially for disadvantaged pupils
  • Wide range of responsibility opportunities and charitable fundraising that develops pupils' empathy
  • Consistent application of school routines and values that help pupils focus well on learning

Areas for Improvement

  • Adaptations for pupils with special educational needs in wider curriculum subjects are not precise enough, limiting their achievement
  • In some subjects, assessment systems do not effectively check if pupils remember previously taught knowledge
  • Some gaps in learning have not been identified or addressed quickly enough in a few subjects

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Sporting competitions against other schools, alternative summer sports festival, lacrosse, road safety officers programme, charity fundraising

Winslow Church of England School is a warm and friendly primary school where pupils enjoy learning and behave well. The school has made significant improvements following recent leadership changes and has established a clear curriculum with high ambitions for all pupils.

At a Glance

25.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

73 responses
Would recommend81%
Child is happy86%
Child does well86%
High expectations78%
Feels safe86%
Well behaved84%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)50%
Kept informed84%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)64%
Wider development77%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMathsWriting-2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 65% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.8

Avg class size

23.8

Infant (KS1)

26.4

KS2

11

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Winslow Church of England School.

  • Entire @ Furzedown890m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Winslow Church of England School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Buckinghamshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Elmfields Gate H&R
195m · 3 min walk
Lowndes Way H & R
195m · 3 min walk
Lowndes Way H&R
196m · 3 min walk
Elmfields Gate
200m · 3 min walk
Magpie Estate (Southbound)
338m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

83%

Available places

349 pupils

420 places

71 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Buckingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:847
Projected new pupils:212

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Buckingham

Across Buckinghamshire council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

6,722

Applications

5,630

Got 1st preference

91.6%

Got preferred school

98.6%

All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

7 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
28 June 2022
8 February 2017

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

71

SEN Support

10

EHC Plans

21.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty17
Social, Emotional & Mental Health15
Speech, Language & Communication15
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Other2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
83.3%
Asian
1.8%
Black
2.7%
Mixed
8.3%
Unclassified
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.3%
English as Additional Language4.4%

383

Total Pupils

193

Boys

190

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

17.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,896

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,187

Per pupil

£1973k

Total funding

£121k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£133,917
EAL funding£6,240
Lump sum£148,638

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

16.0%

Persistent absence

319

Enrolments

Authorised4.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)16.0%
Severe (50%+)1.6%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
3.2%
20/21
6.6%
21/22
5.6%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Winslow Church of England School

What are SATs results like at Winslow Church of England School?

Of the pupils at Winslow Church of England School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.

What is Winslow Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

Winslow Church of England School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2012, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Winslow Church of England School?

No fixed boundary. When Winslow Church of England School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Winslow Church of England School?

Winslow Church of England School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Winslow Church of England School?

Classes at Winslow Church of England School average 24.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Winslow Church of England School?

Winslow Church of England School has around 383 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Winslow Church of England School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Winslow Church of England School in 2024/25. 16% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Winslow Church of England School?

Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Winslow Church of England School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Winslow Church of England School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Winslow Church of England School: Entire @ Furzedown (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Winslow Church of England School's term dates?

Winslow Church of England School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Winslow Church of England School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Winslow Church of England School?

Winslow Church of England School is at Lowndes Way, Winslow, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3EN.

Sources: Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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