Buckingham School

This article is about the school in England. For the school in Florida, USA, see Buckingham School (Florida). For the school in Massachusetts, USA, now the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, see Buckingham Browne & Nichols.

The Buckingham School is a co-educational secondary school in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

The Buckingham School
Location
London Road Buckingham , Buckinghamshire , MK18 1AT England
Coordinates	51.994638°N 0.983952°W / 51.994638; -0.983952
Information
Type	Community secondary modern
Motto	Success for all through Achievement, Challenge & Enjoyment[1]
Established	1935
Local authority	Buckinghamshire
Department for Education URN	110484 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Matthew Watkins
Headteacher	Andy McGinnes
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,100
Houses	Swan   Silverstone   Whittlebury   Chandos   Claydon   Stowe
Colour(s)	Black and amber
Website	www.buckinghamschool.org

It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 1100 pupils.

Students study at Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9), before choosing their Level 2 (GCSE and BTEC) options for study in Years 10 and 11. In the sixth form, there is a range of A Level and BTEC Level 3 subjects on offer.

Following the ending of Specialist School status programme by the DfE, the school kept the label of "Specialist Sports College".

The school has six houses, which are named after important local features. They are: Chandos, Claydon, Silverstone, Stowe, Swan and Whittlebury.^[2]

In recent years the school has been acknowledged by Ofsted as a good school (2016 and 2020).^[3]