St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green
Main Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0PL
215 pupils · 80% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 20 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 22 | 72 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 18 | 59 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 22 | 59 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 17 | 57 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 16 | 69 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 23 | 70 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 20 | 56 | 21 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Speen CofE VA School 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Naphill and Walters Ash School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bledlow Ridge School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Princes Risborough Primary School 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hughenden Primary School 4.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Monks Risborough CofE Primary School 4.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.