OFSTED
3 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
KINGS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
225
192 full-time ·
33 part-time
Female pupils
99
44.0% of pupils
Male pupils
126
56.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.7 pts
above England
School
24.0%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Buckinghamshire
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.8%
130
Indian
9.8%
22
White and Black Caribbean
6.7%
15
Pakistani
5.3%
12
Any other White background
4.9%
11
White and Asian
4.0%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.6%
44 of
225 pupils
1.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
34.0%
26.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Buckinghamshire
77.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Writing
11.3 pts below England
School
59.0%
Buckinghamshire
71.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
41.0%
Maths
31.0 pts below England
School
41.0%
Buckinghamshire
73.6%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.68 pts
higher than
England
School
7.89%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.68 pts
higher than
England
School
20.50%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.92 pts
higher than
England
School
3.73%
Buckinghamshire
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.0%
4.8 pts
above England
Waterside Primary Academy
93.0%
Buckinghamshire
89.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.