Buckden CofE Primary School
School Lane, Buckden, St Neots, PE19 5TTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Buckden CofE Primary School is a primary school in St Neots for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. It ranks 12th of 14 primary schools in St Neots. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 April 2025, report published 8 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 April 2025
This is a warm, nurturing, inclusive school where pupils are respectful of each other. Pupils understand the importance of equality. They know how their actions can impact local, national and global communities. Staff are very ambitious for pupils to do their best and achieve well. The older pupils like to guide their learning, knowing their achievements and what they need to do next. Younger pupils enjoy the established routines that lessons provide. Pupils contribute to lessons and work hard to ensure they do well, which they do. Behaviour is generally positive. Most pupils know that their voice is heard and that they can speak to staff when they need to. Lunchtimes are fun and exciting times where there is a vast array of activities in which the pupils can play together, making new friends as they do. Pupils have a range of leadership opportunities available to them, for example house captains, sports captains, pupil parliament and eco council. Pupils develop their confidence and resilience within these roles. Pupils know the importance of looking after their physical well-being. They do this by participating in a daily walk or run around the field and contributing to sports teams and events.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the focus of teaching and the activities provided for pupils do not enable them to precisely learn the intended knowledge identified in the curriculum. Therefore, pupils do not learn and remember as much in these subjects as they could. The school should ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills to deliver the curriculum effectively in all the subjects that they teach.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
45 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
331 pupils on roll, with places for 350
Schools near Buckden CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offord Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Brampton Village Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Great Paxton CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Cromwell Academy | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| Little Paxton Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 28% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Heather
- Phone
- 01480810241
- Address
- School Lane, Buckden, St Neots, PE19 5TT
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- URN
- 137639
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.