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Ibstone CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Ibstone, High Wycombe HP14 3XZ · ibstoneschool.org.uk · 01491 638281
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 63%, England 61%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 101
- 10 over 91 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 63%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ibstone CofE Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 36
- 42% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (33%) with SEND