Best and worst primary schools in Buckinghamshire revealed

The Department for Education (DfE) has released its annual primary school performance tables for 2024/25.

This shows how well schools across England performed at the end of Key Stage 2 and includes performance measures for every primary school in England.

Here is how primary schools in Buckinghamshire stacked up this year.

The top ranking schools. (Image: Department for Education)

Best and worst primary schools in Buckinghamshire

There were 226 schools in Buckinghamshire, ranked for their overall performance at the end of key stage 2 in 2025.

There was no data available or applicable for some schools.

Schools listed were ranked on the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard.

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

The rankings from 2025. (Image: Department for Education)

Schools on the list include:

• Academy - government-funded but run by an academy trust rather than a local authority
• Maintained school - government-funded and run by a local authority
• Special school - schools that specialise in educating pupils with special educational needs

Topping the list was Great Kimble Church of England School, followed by Ickford School and then Padbury Church of England School.

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The DfE says it is also not able to calculate KS1 to KS2 progress scores for academic years 2023/24 and 2024/25.

This is because there is no KS1 baseline available to calculate primary progress measures for these years due to Covid-19 disruption.