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Longwick Church of England Combined School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Walnut Tree Lane, Longwick, Princes Risborough HP27 9SJ · longwick.bucks.sch.uk · 01844 344769
On the mapSearch near HP27 9SJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 157
- 72% of 218 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- 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, 17 families put the school first and 23 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 | 23 | 17 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110432)
Ofsted
Longwick Church of England Combined School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110432), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110432)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110432)
Sept 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110432)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 52
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (35%) with SEND