Lee Common Church of England School

Lee Common Church of England School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils enjoy their time, thrive academically, and exhibit strong interpersonal skills. The staff are committed to developing a well-structured curriculum that progresses smoothly from the early years to the end of key stage 1, which supports pupils in becoming confident and resilient learners.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate resilience and confidence in their learning.
• Staff adapt the curriculum effectively for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
• Reading is taught well, resulting in pupils becoming fluent readers by the end of Year 2.
• The school promotes an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated.
• Teachers have secure subject knowledge and effectively address misconceptions.

Areas for Improvement

• Some areas of the curriculum do not have clearly defined learning outcomes, impacting students' ability to connect their learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lee Common Church of England School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Lee Common Church of England School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lee Common Church of England School had 9.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 53.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.0% of pupils at Lee Common Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lee Common Church of England School received £22,995 and spent £20,771 for each of its 25 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £146,000 (£5,826 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lee Common Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lee Common Church of England School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Lee Common Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lee Common Church of England School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Lee Common Church of England School have?

Lee Common Church of England School has 25 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lee Common Church of England School cover?

Lee Common Church of England School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Lee Common Church of England School?

Lee Common Church of England School is at Lee Common, Oxford Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9JH.