Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Meadoway
Steeple Claydon
Buckingham
Buckinghamshire
MK18 2PA
Phone 01296738132
Reference Number 110248

Steeple Claydon School is performing well overall, with consistent ratings of 'Good' across all areas of inspection. Pupils are actively engaged and express pride in their school, indicating a positive learning environment fostered by kind and caring staff. The school has established a strong curriculum, particularly in phonics, which has contributed to good reading outcomes among pupils. Relationships within the school community are strong, and there is a clear commitment to supporting pupils' personal development alongside their academic growth.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 231
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.58%
Girls: 42.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 10 23
2 19 10 29
3 10 12 22
4 19 9 28
5 16 13 29
6 17 13 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.9%
African 3.9%
White & Asian 3.5%
White, Other 2.6%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 24 May 2022
Date Report
24 May 2022 School inspection:
11 Jun 2019 Short inspection
01 Jul 2015 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
21 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
07 Mar 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are proud to be members of the school and eager to learn.
  • Staff provide a warm and supportive environment for all pupils.
  • There is strong teaching of phonics that helps build confident readers.
  • Leaders create an ambitious curriculum that enables most pupils to succeed.
  • The school effectively supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack clarity in the order of knowledge pupils need to learn.
  • Pupils are not achieving as well as they could in history, geography, and art and design.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 105

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.6
Writing -4.8
Maths -3.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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