Whaddon CofE School

Buckinghamshire · MK17 0LS

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 45 pupils, 11.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Whaddon CofE School

General Information

Address: Stock Lane, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, MK17 0LS – View on map
Phone: 01908501719
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Prior
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

45 pupils out of 80 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 5
% eligible for free school meals: 11.1%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Buckinghamshire average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.8% a year (Buckinghamshire 16.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 48% moved to another school, 52% 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: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.0%
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: 40.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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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 Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2023). 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

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £12,564 (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.

2nd of 122 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for spending per pupil

#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

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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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