Community school · Buckinghamshire

Widmer End Community Combined School

4–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110335URN

Estcourt Drive, Widmer End, High Wycombe, HP15 6AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

72 applications for 25 places · 34th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

72 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 4.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 5.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 4.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 4.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 5.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 4.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 3.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 4.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 4.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	72	2.9	24	0.96
Sep 2025	20	87	4.4	17	0.85
Sep 2024	22	73	3.3	22	1.00
Sep 2023	17	95	5.6	17	1.00
Sep 2022	28	93	3.3	25	0.89
Sep 2021	28	90	3.2	25	0.89
Sep 2020	30	137	4.6	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	142	4.7	31	1.03
Sep 2018	24	142	5.9	23	0.96
Sep 2017	29	128	4.4	31	1.07
Sep 2016	30	116	3.9	22	0.73
Sep 2015	29	130	4.5	36	1.24
Sep 2014	30	120	4.0	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 81% · Maths 87% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%41st of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	3%	109	107
2023/24	59%	6%	107	104
2022/23	30%	3%	101	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Widmer End Community Combined SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cedar Park School & Nursery
0.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Holmer Green First School and Pre-School
1.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

4.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Holmer Green Junior School
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

70%met the SATs standard
Manor Farm Junior School
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

54%met the SATs standard
Highworth Combined School and Nursery
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Manor Farm Community Infant School
2.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110335 · 825/2254
Capacity: 239 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Estcourt Drive, Widmer End, High Wycombe, HP15 6AH
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources