Buckingham School
About the school
Buckingham School is an open secondary school in Buckinghamshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 April 2023
- Published
- 19 June 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.6
- Buckinghamshire
- 53.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Buckinghamshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 32.80%
- Buckinghamshire
- 58.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.40%
- Buckinghamshire
- 73.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 26.10%
- Buckinghamshire
- 43.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.36
- Buckinghamshire
- 4.79
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.66
AAB or better
- School
- 10.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1073
Girls
47.72%
Boys
52.28%
SEN support
23.21%
Education, health and care plan
3.82%
English as an additional language
7.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.79%
Overall absence
11.79
Persistent absence
29.05
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
214
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
53
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
40%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
42%