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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 3 July 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry453 applications · 145 places offered · 168 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2025 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2024 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
- 2023 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
- 2020 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
- 2019 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
- 2018 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
- 2017 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
- 2016 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2015 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
- 2014 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
- This school
- Buckinghamshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 145 | 453 | 3.1 | 168 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2025 | 144 | 466 | 3.2 | 178 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2024 | 145 | 455 | 3.1 | 155 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 140 | 437 | 3.1 | 186 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2022 | 137 | 416 | 3.0 | 153 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 144 | 449 | 3.1 | 128 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 141 | 458 | 3.3 | 148 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2019 | 140 | 428 | 3.1 | 162 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 354 | 2.4 | 125 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2017 | 137 | 283 | 2.1 | 99 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2016 | 142 | 276 | 1.9 | 101 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2015 | 152 | 255 | 1.7 | 92 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2014 | 150 | 202 | 1.4 | 79 | 0.53 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 146 | 44.3 | 42% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 147 | 50.7 | 52% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 146 | 45.2 | 47% | 64% | +0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 148 | 48.0 | 48% | 68% | +0.40 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Cressex Community SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.1applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20224.7applications per place 73.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.6 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20243.8applications per place 74.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.0 km · Buckinghamshire20264.0applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · BuckinghamshireRemains Good20222.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · BuckinghamshireImproved significantly20253.9applications per place 71.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.4 km · BuckinghamshireSome aspects not as strong20242.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · BuckinghamshireOutstanding20244.9applications per place 76.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 6.3 km · BuckinghamshireSerious weaknesses Inadequate20220.8applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 110500 · 825/4072
- Trust
- Cressex Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 803 pupils · 766 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources