George Grenville Academy

George Grenville Academy continues to demonstrate a good level of performance, showing notable strengths in pupil engagement and emotional well-being. Pupils feel safe and happy, benefitting from a well-structured learning environment where leaders emphasize kindness and respect. The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, and leaders are eager to ensure it meets the needs of the community, including a strong focus on reading and arts integration. However, there are areas that need attention, particularly in the implementation of new curriculum elements and addressing high rates of persistent absenteeism.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe.
• High expectations of pupil conduct.
• Engaged learning environment with fun lessons.
• Strong focus on personal development with various clubs and activities.
• Effective identification and support for SEND pupils.
• Commitment to developing a love of reading among pupils.
• Strong safeguarding culture.
• Well-structured playtimes promoting positive interactions.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are not fully retaining knowledge from newly implemented curriculum aspects.
• Persistent absenteeism remains too high.

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 George Grenville Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.2% 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, 5.2% of pupils at George Grenville Academy 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 George Grenville Academy had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 25.3% of pupils at George Grenville Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 2024–25 George Grenville Academy received £7,802 and spent £8,615 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £55,000 (-£255 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Campfire Education Trust, income was £7,332 and spending £7,200 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Buckingham · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

George Grenville Academy is part of Campfire Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Bourton Meadow Academy Buckingham
• Lace Hill Academy Buckingham
• Moorland Primary School Milton Keynes
• Spring Lane Primary School Northampton
• Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton

What is George Grenville Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for George Grenville Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was George Grenville Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

George Grenville Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does George Grenville Academy have?

George Grenville Academy has 186 pupils on roll.

What age range does George Grenville Academy cover?

George Grenville Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are George Grenville Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is George Grenville Academy?

George Grenville Academy is at Chandos Road, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1AP.