St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green

St John’s Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green, is a highly effective and inclusive school that performs strongly across all areas. Inspectors found that pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well, with outcomes in statutory tests consistently above national averages. Teaching is of a high quality, the curriculum is broad and carefully sequenced, and children in the early years thrive. Attendance is good, persistent absence is low, and pupils behave well, feeling safe and cared for. The school’s inclusive ethos is a particular strength. Leaders know pupils and families well, use additional funding effectively, and provide tailored support that helps all pupils access learning and succeed. Leadership and governance are strong, with trustees and governors providing effective support and challenge, and staff feeling well supported. Safeguarding requirements are met, and the personal development programme, including enrichment and wellbeing support, prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain. There are no significant concerns in this inspection. The next steps focus on maintaining high standards as the school community changes, continuing to strengthen communication with all stakeholders, and embedding personal development and wellbeing approaches so their impact is sustained.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well, with statutory test outcomes consistently above national averages.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND make strong progress and are well supported.
• Foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics are taught securely.
• Teaching is consistently high quality, with expert modelling and questioning.
• The curriculum is broad, balanced and carefully sequenced from early years to Year 6.
• Children thrive in the early years and are very well prepared for the next stage.
• Inclusion is a strength, with personalised support and effective use of additional funding.
• Pupils attend regularly and persistent absence is consistently below national levels.
• Pupils behave well, show highly effective learning behaviours and are respectful.
• Leaders are highly effective, ambitious and responsive to the school’s context.
• Governors and trustees provide appropriate support and challenge, especially on inclusion.
• Staff receive comprehensive professional development and feel proud to work at the school.
• The personal development programme is extensive and tailored to pupils’ needs.
• Pupils learn how to keep safe, maintain positive relationships and stay mentally and physically healthy.
• A wide range of enrichment, trips and leadership opportunities are provided.
• Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture.
• Pupils are highly inclusive, respectful of differences and prepared for life in modern Britain.

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 St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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 St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green 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 St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green had 26.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 20.9% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green received £5,855 and spent £5,935 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £121,000 (£603 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, income was £7,077 and spending £7,224 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

St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green is part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• The Downley School High Wycombe
• Longwick Church of England Combined School Princes Risborough
• Curzon Church of England Combined School Amersham
• Chiltern Hills Academy Chesham
• Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Chesham
• Thomas Harding Junior School Chesham
• St Mary's Church of England School Aylesbury
• Chesham Bois Church of England School Amersham
• Woodside Junior School Amersham
• Chenies School Rickmansworth

What is St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green is Strong standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green have?

St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green has 215 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green cover?

St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green?

St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green is at Main Road, Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0PL.