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Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire

All 8 Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire.

8 schools in Buckinghamshire

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  1. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

    Amersham, HP6 5PL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    28 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1178%

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.6%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    212
    Pupils per teacher
    21.5
    View school Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
  2. St Edward's Catholic Junior School

    Aylesbury, HP21 7JF · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    256
    Pupils per teacher
    27.7
    View school St Edward's Catholic Junior School
  3. St Louis Catholic Primary School

    Aylesbury, HP20 2XZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average, low absence.

    80 first choices, 59 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.5%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    454
    Pupils per teacher
    24.4
    View school St Louis Catholic Primary School
  4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Gerrards Cross, SL9 8SB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average.

    40 first choices, 43 offers made

    Met the standard at 1174%

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    389
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  5. St Michael's Catholic School

    High Wycombe, HP11 1PW · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average, high absence.

    106 first choices, 115 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.8%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    2,414
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school St Michael's Catholic School
  6. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Marlow, SL7 2PJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average, high absence.

    6 first choices, 6 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 75%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.4%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    40
    Pupils per teacher
    10.5
    View school St Peter's Catholic Primary School
  7. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

    Aylesbury, HP21 7JF · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 7

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    No published results yet.

    35 first choices, 35 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    4.8%Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    213
    Pupils per teacher
    23.5
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
  8. Thornton College

    Milton Keynes, MK17 0HJ · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well above the Buckinghamshire catholic schools average.

    Attainment 8 at 1660.3

    Buckinghamshire catholic schools 48.7England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Buckinghamshire catholic schools 5.8%
    Pupils
    315
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Thornton College
The big picture

How Buckinghamshire's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Buckinghamshire 75%England 62%St Michael's Catholic School: 68%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 71%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 74%Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: 78%St Louis Catholic Primary School: 79%St Edward's Catholic Junior School: 80%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Buckinghamshire average 4.9%Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: 2.6%St Louis Catholic Primary School: 3.5%St Edward's Catholic Junior School: 3.9%St Joseph's Catholic Infant School: 4.8%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 5%St Michael's Catholic School: 6.8%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 7.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire

Ofsted grades in Buckinghamshire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 6
  • Good: 6 of 6
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 6
  • Inadequate: 0 of 6
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Buckinghamshire

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    88 of the 8 Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire, explained

There are 8 Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire, teaching 4,293 children. 0 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

75.4% of pupils in Buckinghamshire catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 68% to 80%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

17.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,672 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Buckinghamshire.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Buckinghamshire?
There are 8 Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire on Eduscope are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, St Edward's Catholic Junior School and St Louis Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Buckinghamshire Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Buckinghamshire is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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