Longwick Church of England Combined School

Longwick Church of England Combined School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across several domains, with outstanding performance in personal development. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, particularly in early reading and mathematics, contributing to good engagement and enjoyment in learning. However, the school has identified some gaps in understanding in newer curriculum areas and is taking steps to ensure that these are addressed.

Strengths

• Pupils feel well supported and safe due to dedicated staff.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-ordered.
• Early reading and mathematics are taught particularly well.
• Pupils demonstrate strong perseverance and hard work.
• The school offers exceptional personal development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have new curriculums, leading to gaps in pupils' 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 Longwick Church of England Combined School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.1% 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, 3.5% of pupils at Longwick Church of England Combined 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 Longwick Church of England Combined School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.8% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Longwick Church of England Combined School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Longwick Church of England Combined School received £7,084 and spent £7,619 for each of its 173 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £85,000 (-£494 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

Longwick Church of England Combined School is part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Longwick Church of England Combined School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Longwick Church of England Combined School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Longwick Church of England Combined School last inspected by Ofsted?

Longwick Church of England Combined School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Longwick Church of England Combined School have?

Longwick Church of England Combined School has 157 pupils on roll.

What age range does Longwick Church of England Combined School cover?

Longwick Church of England Combined School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Longwick Church of England Combined School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Longwick Church of England Combined School?

Longwick Church of England Combined School is at Walnut Tree Lane, Longwick, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9SJ.