School admissions consultation 2028
The Buckingham School catchment area
An increase in the catchment area for The Buckingham School is proposed in two areas to the east of its current catchment.
Newton Longville and Newton Leys
Currently, these areas are included in the sole catchment area of Cottesloe School. This change reflects the fact that some parts of the Newton Longville CE School catchment (which includes Newton Leys and the new Salden Park development of 1885 homes) are closer to Buckingham School than Cottesloe School. This proposal would also provide children living in those areas with an alternative catchment school in the event that the existing catchment school is oversubscribed from within catchment.
In parallel to this consultation the admission authorities for The Cottesloe School and Sir Thomas Fremantle School are also consulting on amending their catchment areas.
Drayton Parslow
Drayton Parslow, Mursley and Swanbourne comprise The Three School’s Federation. Currently, Mursley and Swanbourne are included within The Buckingham School catchment but Drayton Parslow is in the Cottesloe School sole catchment area – so this change addresses an existing anomaly.
Map of proposed changes to the catchment area
These changes are intended to allow greater flexibility in the way the admission process works in the area to provide more reassurance to parents that children can access local Buckinghamshire schools going forward.
Pupil yield from major developments can be highly volatile and this proposal responds to demographic change due to housing growth identified in the current and emerging Local Plan as well as addressing any short-term peaks in the population.