Summerside, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8RB
10 reasons to choose Buckland Church of England Primary School
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Buckland Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Faringdon and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Buckland Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 18 members of Cambrian Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Oxfordshire LEA.
Average class size
Buckland Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Buckland Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 21% of schools.
The Buckland Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and thematically, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Buckland Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Buckland Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am (school staff, but off-site) to 4.30pm (school staff, onsite).
Find another school near Buckland Church of England Primary School
St Hugh’s School, Faringdon (1.1 miles); Cokethorpe Junior School (5.5 miles); Abingdon Preparatory School (5.8 miles).
Shellingford Church of England School (3 miles); Appleton Church of England Primary School (6.6 miles); Southrop Church of England Primary School (9.6 miles).
Cokethorpe School (9.5 miles); The School of St Helen and St Katharine (10.2 miles); The Unicorn School, Abingdon (10.5 miles).
Faringdon Community College (5.2 miles); King Alfred’s (9.1 miles); John Mason School (10.8 miles).