Padbury Church of England School

Buckinghamshire · MK18 2AP

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 104 pupils, 14.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Padbury Church of England School

General Information

Address: Main Road, Padbury, Buckingham, MK18 2AP – View on map
Phone: 01280813070
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Gooding
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 12 families put it first for 13 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 15 · 2025 11 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

104 pupils out of 105 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 15
% eligible for free school meals: 14.4%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Buckinghamshire average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.9% a year (Buckinghamshire 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 77% moved to another school, 23% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Buckinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Buckinghamshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 2.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 25.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 94% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 25% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 29 percentage points above the Buckinghamshire average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 89% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 89%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 100% · Writing 94% · Maths 100% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 100%
Average test scores: reading 113, maths 112
Based on: 16 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBuckinghamshire averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 29 percentage points above the Buckinghamshire average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: 3rd of 141 junior and primary schools in the area

=1Great Kimble Church of England School100%
=1Ickford School100%
#3Padbury Church of England School94%
#4Danesfield School90%
#5Chesham Bois Church of England School88%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Great Kimble Church of England School100%
=1Ickford School100%
#3Padbury Church of England School94%
#4Danesfield School90%
#5Chesham Bois Church of England School88%
=6Chartridge Combined School87%
=6Seer Green Church of England School87%
=8Highworth Combined School and Nursery86%
=8The Iver Village Junior School86%
#10Elangeni School85%
#11Castlefield School84%
#12Brookmead School83%
=13Broughton Junior School81%
=13Cuddington and Dinton CofE School81%
=13The Gerrards Cross CofE School81%
=13Thomas Harding Junior School81%
=17Cedar Park School & Nursery80%
=17East Claydon Church of England School80%
=17Frieth Church of England Combined School80%
=17St Edward's Catholic Junior School80%
=17St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green80%
=17Wooburn Green Primary School80%
=23Brill Church of England School79%
=23Grendon Underwood School79%
=23St Louis Catholic Primary School79%
=23St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn79%
=27Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy78%
=27Hannah Ball Academy78%
=27Little Chalfont Primary School78%
=27Long Crendon School78%
=27Our Lady's Catholic Primary School78%
=32Chepping View Primary Academy77%
=32Curzon Church of England Combined School77%
=32St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School77%
=32Whitchurch Combined School77%
=32Woodside Junior School77%
#37Lace Hill Academy76%
=38Butlers Court School75%
=38Hazlemere Church of England Combined School75%
=38Radnage Church of England Primary School75%
=41Bierton Church of England Combined School74%
=41Chenies School74%
=41St Joseph's Catholic Primary School74%
=41Widmer End Community Combined School74%
=45Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy73%
=45Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy73%
=45Great Missenden CofE Combined School73%
=45High Ash Church of England Primary School73%
=45Swanbourne Church of England VA School73%
=45The Aylesbury Vale Academy73%
=51Buckingham Primary School71%
=51Edlesborough Primary Academy71%
=51Great Horwood Church of England School71%
=51Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School71%
=51Iver Heath Junior School71%
=51Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School71%
=51St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham71%
=51St Peter's Catholic Primary School71%
=51The Downley School71%
=60Bledlow Ridge School70%
=60Holmer Green Junior School70%
=60Holtspur School & Pre-School70%
=63Brushwood Junior School69%
=63Newton Longville Church of England Primary School69%
=63St James and St John CofE Primary School69%
=63St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School69%
=63Tylers Green Middle School69%
=68Chalfont St Giles Junior School68%
=68Green Ridge Primary Academy68%
=68Halton Community Combined School68%
=68St Michael's Catholic School68%
=68Turnfurlong Junior School68%
=68West Wycombe School68%
=74Carrington Junior School67%
=74Juniper Hill School67%
=74Naphill and Walters Ash School67%
=74The Stoke Poges School67%
=74William Harding School67%
=79Bedgrove Junior School66%
=79Bourton Meadow Academy66%
=79Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School66%
=79Ley Hill School66%
=79Little Kingshill Combined School66%
=79Prestwood Junior School66%
=85Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School65%
=85Farnham Common Junior School65%
=87Denham Village School64%
=87Hughenden Primary School64%
=87Lent Rise School64%
=87Oakridge School64%
=87Robertswood School64%
=92Foxes Piece School63%
=92Maids Moreton Church of England School63%
=92Oakley Church of England Combined School63%
=95Loudwater Combined School62%
=95Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School62%
=95Wendover Church of England Junior School62%
=98Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School61%
=98Longwick Church of England Combined School61%
=98Princes Risborough Primary School61%
=98Weston Turville Church of England School61%
=102Abbey View Primary Academy60%
=102High Wycombe Church of England Combined School60%
=104Hamilton Academy59%
=104Stoke Mandeville Combined School59%
=106Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School58%
=106Monks Risborough CofE Primary School58%
=106Quainton Church of England School58%
#109St Mary's Church of England School57%
=110Cheddington Combined School56%
=110Wingrave Church of England Combined School56%
#112Stokenchurch Primary School55%
=113Aston Clinton School54%
=113Haddenham Community Junior School54%
=113Kings Wood School and Nursery54%
=113Manor Farm Junior School54%
=117Ivingswood Academy53%
=117North Marston Church of England School53%
=117St Peter's Church of England Primary School53%
=117Stone Church of England Combined School53%
=117Waddesdon Village Primary School53%
#122Thomas Hickman School52%
#123The Disraeli School51%
=124Beechview Academy50%
=124Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery50%
=124Dorney School50%
=124Oak Green School50%
#128Winslow Church of England School49%
=129Elmhurst School47%
=129Twyford C of E School47%
#131Bearbrook Combined School45%
#132Overstone Combined School44%
#133Ash Hill Primary School43%
#134Millbrook Combined School42%
#135Roundwood Primary School41%
#136George Grenville Academy40%
#137Waterside Primary Academy34%
#138St Michael's Church of England Combined School33%
#139Claytons Primary School30%
#140St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School21%
#141Cadmore End CofE School17%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,292 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

38th of 122 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for spending per pupil

#36Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery£7,430
#37William Harding School£7,411
#38Padbury Church of England School£7,292
#39Kings Wood School and Nursery£7,286
#40Castlefield School£7,285

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Chenies School£13,796
#2Whaddon CofE School£12,564
#3Dagnall VA Church of England School£11,361
#4St Peter's Catholic Primary School£10,867
#5Holtspur School & Pre-School£9,642
#6Foxes Piece School£9,549
#7Halton Community Combined School£9,486
#8Cadmore End CofE School£9,381
#9East Claydon Church of England School£9,323
#10Overstone Combined School£8,848
#11Oakley Church of England Combined School£8,765
#12Ibstone CofE Primary School£8,737
#13North Marston Church of England School£8,615
#14Waterside Primary Academy£8,612
#15Great Horwood Church of England School£8,598
#16Buckingham Primary School£8,574
#17Oak Green School£8,383
#18Radnage Church of England Primary School£8,363
#19George Grenville Academy£8,346
#20Ivingswood Academy£8,280
#21Princes Risborough Primary School£8,097
#22Claytons Primary School£8,085
#23Ash Hill Primary School£8,053
#24St Peter's Church of England Primary School£8,041
#25St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School£7,966
#26Stoke Mandeville Combined School£7,798
#27Beechview Academy£7,788
#28Twyford C of E School£7,731
#29Stokenchurch Primary School£7,654
#30St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,637
#31Widmer End Community Combined School£7,636
#32Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School£7,635
#33The Disraeli School£7,555
#34Weston Turville Church of England School£7,471
#35Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School£7,431
#36Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery£7,430
#37William Harding School£7,411
#38Padbury Church of England School£7,292
#39Kings Wood School and Nursery£7,286
#40Castlefield School£7,285
#41Denham Village School£7,283
#42Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School£7,254
#43Longwick Church of England Combined School£7,197
#44Chartridge Combined School£7,148
#45St James and St John CofE Primary School£7,111
#46Highworth Combined School and Nursery£7,096
#47Great Kimble Church of England School£7,083
#48Millbrook Combined School£7,069
#49Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy£7,039
#50Loudwater Combined School£7,001
#51Stone Church of England Combined School£6,965
#52Monks Risborough CofE Primary School£6,955
#53Danesfield School£6,816
#54High Ash Church of England Primary School£6,814
#55Naphill and Walters Ash School£6,813
#56St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School£6,809
#57Abbey View Primary Academy£6,802
#58Edlesborough Primary Academy£6,795
#59Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy£6,790
#60Dorney School£6,782
#61Roundwood Primary School£6,759
#62Cedar Park School & Nursery£6,756
#63Bearbrook Combined School£6,750
#64Oakridge School£6,725
#65Brill Church of England School£6,704
#66Whitchurch Combined School£6,681
#67Bierton Church of England Combined School£6,670
#68Ickford School£6,657
#69Our Lady's Catholic Primary School£6,620
#70St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham£6,610
#71Newton Longville Church of England Primary School£6,587
#72Long Crendon School£6,554
#73Brookmead School£6,536
#74Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School£6,522
#75St Michael's Church of England Combined School£6,477
#76Juniper Hill School£6,476
#77Lent Rise School£6,461
#78Thomas Hickman School£6,452
#79Hamilton Academy£6,428
#80Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School£6,407
#81Little Kingshill Combined School£6,369
#82St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn£6,367
#83Wooburn Green Primary School£6,365
#84Butlers Court School£6,360
#85Lace Hill Academy£6,319
#86Winslow Church of England School£6,316
#87Cheddington Combined School£6,312
#88Aston Clinton School£6,310
#89Grendon Underwood School£6,295
#90Robertswood School£6,284
#91Hazlemere Church of England Combined School£6,269
#92Elmhurst School£6,254
#93Waddesdon Village Primary School£6,248
#94Hannah Ball Academy£6,247
#95Great Missenden CofE Combined School£6,209
#96Cuddington and Dinton CofE School£6,208
#97Wingrave Church of England Combined School£6,207
#98Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School£6,206
#99Quainton Church of England School£6,186
#100Ley Hill School£6,181
#101St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School£6,181
#102Chepping View Primary Academy£6,168
#103Frieth Church of England Combined School£6,153
#104High Wycombe Church of England Combined School£6,103
#105Bourton Meadow Academy£6,089
#106The Gerrards Cross CofE School£6,081
#107Maids Moreton Church of England School£6,069
#108Little Chalfont Primary School£5,987
#109West Wycombe School£5,881
#110The Stoke Poges School£5,867
#111Curzon Church of England Combined School£5,818
#112Chesham Bois Church of England School£5,784
#113Bledlow Ridge School£5,764
#114Seer Green Church of England School£5,752
#115Hughenden Primary School£5,635
#116The Downley School£5,532
#117St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green£5,512
#118St Mary's Church of England School£5,450
#119Kingsbrook View Primary Academy£5,439
#120St Louis Catholic Primary School£5,430
#121Green Ridge Primary Academy£5,329
#122Ashmead Combined School£4,883

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