Stone Church of England Combined School

About Stone Church of England Combined School

Stone Church of England Combined School sits within the Buckinghamshire local authority, a county with 184 primary schools. In the most recent local rankings, the school placed 111th, placing it in the bottom half of its peers. For context, the top-performing schools nearby include Ickford School, Frieth Church of England Combined School, and Elangeni School, all of which achieved higher ranking scores. The school itself is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England religious character. It is currently at full capacity with 210 pupils, and its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2025, confirmed that standards are maintained, with an overall Good rating. The previous graded inspection in 2015 also rated the school Good across leadership, early years provision, and overall effectiveness, so the school has held a consistent Good rating over time.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is below the local authority average of 64%. In individual subjects, reading had the strongest expected standard attainment at 83%, followed by writing at 79% and maths at 66%. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects was just 3%, with maths at 10%, reading at 14%, and writing at 21%. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries, sitting at the 75th percentile. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, music rooms, an outdoor playground, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, football, cross country, rounders, athletics, and cricket, while clubs cover drama, chess, book club, gardening, eco club, and science club. For SEND, the school supports pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 44 respondents between September 2024 and September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive, with 95% saying they would recommend the school. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 91 applications for 30 places and 25 offers made to first-preference applicants. This suggests strong local demand, and families considering the school should be aware of the competitive admissions process.

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