George Grenville Academy

About George Grenville Academy

George Grenville Academy is a state primary school in Buckinghamshire that currently teaches 232 pupils, just shy of its 242-place capacity. The school serves a community with a notably high proportion of children eligible for free school meals, at 39.3%, which is well above the national average. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 33 applications for 16 places, with all 16 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.06. This suggests that while the school is popular locally, it is not yet at the point where admission is guaranteed only for those living closest. The school is mixed, non-religious, and has no sixth form, but does offer nursery provision for children from age two. Headteacher Sarah Harrison leads a school that has seen significant improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 59%, which is slightly below the Buckinghamshire local authority average of 64%. In individual subjects, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and writing, and 66% in maths. At the higher standard, just 3% achieved the combined benchmark, with 34% reaching higher levels in reading and maths individually. The school’s average scaled scores were 105 in both reading and maths. In the local authority rankings, George Grenville sits at 92nd out of 137 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half. Its most recent graded inspection in 2018 rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management also Good, and early years provision was judged Outstanding in the 2023 ungraded inspection, which confirmed the school remains Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including art studios, an ICT suite, a sports hall, a gymnasium, a sensory room and an outdoor playground, plus a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, tennis, football, gymnastics and dance, and clubs range from eco and gardening to science, art, choir and drama. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disabilities. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Maids Moreton Church of England School, 1.8 km away. This is a school that suits families who value a strong early years foundation and a broad extracurricular offer, and who are comfortable with a setting where the academic results are below the local average but the school is clearly in demand and improving.

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