Princes Risborough Primary School

Princes Risborough Primary School has shown considerable progress since its last inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education for all its pupils, with ambitious leadership driving improvements in curriculum and teaching. Notably, the school has successfully enhanced the teaching of core subjects such as mathematics and early reading, leading to better outcomes for pupils. The community-oriented approach fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, and they actively engage in leadership roles within the school.

Strengths

• Ambitious and coherent curriculum that meets pupils' needs.
• Strong teaching and knowledgeable staff contribute to pupils' academic success.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Positive behaviour and low levels of disruption in the classroom.
• Well-structured early reading program that promotes confident reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects have teaching that does not consistently match curriculum objectives.
• Assessment practices in new foundation subjects lack precision, impacting pupil understanding.

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 Princes Risborough Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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, 4.4% of pupils at Princes Risborough Primary 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 Princes Risborough Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.3% 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, 17.9% of pupils at Princes Risborough Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 12 pupils.

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 Princes Risborough Primary School received £8,000 and spent £8,549 for each of its 218 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £88,000 (£404 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Great Learners Trust, income was £6,935 and spending £6,916 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 Princes Risborough · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Princes Risborough Primary School is part of Great Learners Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Great Kimble Church of England School Aylesbury
• Prestwood Infant School Great Missenden
• Prestwood Junior School Great Missenden
• Bedgrove Junior School Aylesbury
• Great Missenden CofE Combined School Great Missenden
• West Wycombe School High Wycombe
• Bearbrook Combined School Aylesbury
• Elmhurst School Aylesbury
• Manor Farm Junior School High Wycombe
• Wooburn Green Primary School High Wycombe

What is Princes Risborough Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Princes Risborough Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Princes Risborough Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Princes Risborough Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Princes Risborough Primary School have?

Princes Risborough Primary School has 224 pupils on roll.

What age range does Princes Risborough Primary School cover?

Princes Risborough Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Princes Risborough Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Princes Risborough Primary School?

Princes Risborough Primary School is at Wellington Avenue, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9HY.