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The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 4-11MixedPupil referral unit6 pupilsAylesburyBuckinghamshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, November 2024
Pupils from low-income families67%Far more than most schools
Places30 spare6 pupils, 36 places
Pupils per teacher3.6School workforce census
Pupils on roll6Census January 2026

The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit is a pupil referral unit in Aylesbury for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 6 pupils and room for 36. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Units 1 and 2, The Abbey Centre, Weedon Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9NS01296 387300bucksprimarypru.co.ukMiss Sam Haig executive headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
27 September 2023UngradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll6Census January 2026
Places3617% full
Pupils from low-income families67%67% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English17%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support67%4 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan33%2 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)50%£4,650 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls4 / 2
White British pupils83%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (4), Moderate learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll659314
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals67%100%78%33%100%75%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language17%20%0%33%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support20%33%0%0%50%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans80%67%100%100%50%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers14.0full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher3.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants11.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,847
Teachers who left in the year13%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.32024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£41,131England £7,738. Total £1.8m
Income per pupil£38,243England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£23,295England £3,480
Money in reserve13%A healthy amount put by: £205k, £4,776 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£124kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£41,131spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m56712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate99 per 1,000 people8% higher than the England average
Typical house price£455,000Buckinghamshire
Nearest bus stop120 mHaydon Abbey School, 21 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-SchoolCouncil60 m537Requires improvement 20244Compare
The Pace CentreIndependent190 m39Not inspectedCompare
Thomas Hickman SchoolCouncil910 m500Good 201917Compare
Elmhurst SchoolAcademy980 m468Report card 202615Compare
Bearbrook Combined SchoolAcademy0.7 miles498Good 202320Compare
St Mary's Church of England SchoolAcademy0.7 miles448No overall grade 202548Compare
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles447Good 202346Compare
Buckinghamshire College GroupFurther education0.8 milesNot inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit a good school?

The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.

What is The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit not judged at its last full inspection on 19 November 2024.

How many pupils does The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit have?

6 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 36 places, so it is 17% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Units 1 and 2, The Abbey Centre, Weedon Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
Telephone
01296 387300
Website
www.bucksprimarypru.co.uk
Executive Headteacher
Miss Sam Haig
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward
Aylesbury North West
Constituency
Aylesbury
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2011 (result of amalgamation)
URN
136684 · LAESTAB 8251112 · UKPRN 10076618
Formerly
The Oaks Pupil Referral Unit, The Woodland Primary Pupil Referral Unit, Pathways Primary Pupil Referral Unit

Where these figures come from