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Foxes Piece School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire

Newfield Road, Marlow, SL7 1JW

Website 01628483455

46

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 17/06/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.1%

19.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

161

Capacity used

Has space

70%

230 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

9 of 9 families who put it first got an offer

9

Places offered

23

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference99● 100%
2nd preference30● 0%
3rd preference30● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)80● 0%
Total23939%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Last distance offered

From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.

September 2026 entry

No limit

Everyone who applied got in

30 places

All applicants offered

September 2025 entry

No limit

Everyone who applied got in

30 places

All applicants offered

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
J Byron
Address
Newfield Road, Marlow, SL7 1JW
Phone
01628483455
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Marlow · Beaconsfield
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
131523

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals43%——
English as additional language21%——
SEN support12%——
49% boys (79)51% girls (82)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

161 pupils · 230 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    17 June 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 153 pupils

Attendance

93.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

19.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
17%
21/22
22%
22/23
22%
23/24
20%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths46%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard15%
-18% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard70%
-4% vs England
Higher standard30%
+4% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

422019632023462024632025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.