Mursley Church of England School

About Mursley Church of England School

If you’re looking for a school where parents are overwhelmingly positive, Mursley Church of England School is a strong contender. In the most recent Parent View survey, 100% of the 27 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That’s backed up by some remarkable individual scores: 96% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school and feels safe there. The school is also heavily oversubscribed — for the 2025/26 intake, there were 59 applications for just 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.93. Of those, 27 put Mursley as their first preference, and all 15 first-preference offers were taken up. It’s a Church of England primary for children aged 2 to 7, with a nursery provision on site, and headteacher David May leads a small school of just 43 pupils, very close to its capacity of 45.

Academically, Mursley was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025, with behaviour and attitudes judged Outstanding. The school has held a Good rating consistently across its inspections, including the previous one in 2011. In the Ofsted breakdown, quality of education, early years provision, personal development, and leadership and management were all rated Good. The school serves a very small cohort, with only 4.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well below the national average. While the school doesn’t publish Key Stage 2 results — likely because it only goes up to age 7 — the local authority average for KS2 attainment in Buckinghamshire is 64%, which gives a useful benchmark for the wider area. The school’s small size means individual attention is high, and parents clearly feel their children are well supported: 93% strongly agreed that their child does well at the school.

Mursley offers a solid range of facilities for such a small school, including a library, ICT suite, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground, and a forest school area. There’s also a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, cricket, netball, and dance, while clubs include chess, art, and book club. The school has stated SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With just 43 pupils and a strong parent community, this is a school that suits families who want a close-knit, church-affiliated setting for the earliest years of primary education. The high oversubscription ratio means you’ll need to apply early and likely put it as your first preference to stand a realistic chance of a place.

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