Longwick Church of England Combined School

Academy converter·Primary school Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire·HP27 9SJ
Composite score
44.3
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#9,384
National rank
#1403
In South East
#109
In Buckinghamshire
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
0.74
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
48
any preference, for 23 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
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1 per place
1.0020220.8920230.8620240.7720250.742026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Longwick Church of England Combined School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
173
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,197
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Longwick Church of England Combined School

Longwick Church of England Combined School is a primary school in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 173 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 27.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Longwick Church of England Combined School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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