Speen CofE VA School

Speen CofE VA School is performing well, having effectively maintained the high standards established in its previous inspections. The warm and nurturing environment ensures that pupils feel excited to attend school and trust the staff for support. The leadership team has demonstrated excellent capabilities, driving significant improvements across various aspects, including curriculum development and pupil engagement. Special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils receive effective support, allowing them to thrive alongside their peers. With strong attendance rates and a community-oriented approach, the school promotes a culture of learning and responsibility among students.

Strengths

• Effective leadership driving tangible improvements.
• Strong focus on curriculum development with ambitious content.
• Pupils show a love for reading and benefit from expert phonics teaching.
• Pupils engage well with a rich range of enrichment activities.
• High expectations are set and met by staff and students.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Tasks set for pupils are not always designed precisely to deepen knowledge.

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 Speen CofE VA School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% 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 Speen CofE VA 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 Speen CofE VA School had 12.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 22.7% of pupils at Speen CofE VA School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Speen CofE VA School received £12,815 and spent £12,403 for each of its 44 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£1,711 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 Speen CofE VA School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Speen CofE VA School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Speen CofE VA School last inspected by Ofsted?

Speen CofE VA School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Speen CofE VA School have?

Speen CofE VA School has 44 pupils on roll.

What age range does Speen CofE VA School cover?

Speen CofE VA School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Speen CofE VA School?

Speen CofE VA School is at Flowers Bottom Lane, Speen, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0SX.