The University of Buckingham is the only private university in the Unite Kingdom. It is notable in recent years for being ranked first in two consecutive years in the National Student Survey, the league-table of student satisfaction in the UK. Its two campuses are in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, about 20 miles north-east of Oxford and 15 miles west of Milton Keynes. One campus is devoted mainly to Law, while the other, the riverside campus in the middle of town, focuses on Business, Humanities, and Science. Buckingham is the only university independent of direct government support in the United Kingdom. Prominent academics include Roger Scruton (the philosopher), Alan Smithers (the educationalist), John Adamson (the historian), Jane Ridley (the biographer), and Chris Woodhead (the former Chief Inspector of Schools).