Schools in Buckinghamshire
275 schools across 39 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 92 of 275 schools here that have a published grade.
Buckinghamshire has 275 schools across 39 towns — 183 primary, 35 secondary, educating around 98,238 pupils. 85% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (78 of 92). There are currently 113 open teaching jobs in Buckinghamshire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Buckinghamshire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Buckinghamshire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Dr Challoner's High School79.1Attainment 8
- 2Beaconsfield High School75.9Attainment 8
- 3Aylesbury Grammar School74.5Attainment 8
- 4Aylesbury High School74.3Attainment 8
- 5Chesham Grammar School74.0Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Buckinghamshire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Amersham
Aylesbury
Beaconsfield
Bicester
Bourne End
Brackley
Broughton
Buckingham
Buckinghamshire
Burnham
Central Bedfordshire
Chalfont St Giles
Chesham
Dagnall
Denham Green
Dunstable
East Claydon
Farnham Common
Farnham Royal
Gerrards Cross
Great Missenden
Henley-on-Thames
High Wycombe
Iver
Iver Heath
Leighton Buzzard
Maidenhead
Maids Moreton
Marlow
Marsworth
Milton Keynes
Newton Longville
Princes Risborough
Rickmansworth
Slough
Stoke Poges
Uxbridge
Wing
Winslow
Outstanding Schools in Buckinghamshire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire· HP21 7RP
1,344 pupils
Attainment 8: 74.5
Trust: AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire· HP21 7SX
1,358 pupils
Attainment 8: 74.3
Trust: AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire· HP9 1RR
1,269 pupils
Attainment 8: 75.9
Trust: BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Brushwood Junior School
Chesham, Buckinghamshire· HP5 3DW
255 pupils
KS2: 69% met expected standard
Chalfont St Giles Junior School
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire· HP8 4JW
238 pupils
KS2: 68% met expected standard
Chepping View Primary Academy
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire· HP12 4PR
423 pupils
KS2: 77% met expected standard
Trust: INSPIRING FUTURES PARTNERSHIP TRUST