Foundation school · Buckinghamshire

Castlefield School

2–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110522URN

The Middle Way, High Wycombe, HP12 3LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

75 applications for 51 places · 124th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

9 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 January 2015
Graded inspection: 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 51 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 0.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 0.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 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	51	75	1.5	41	0.80
Sep 2025	32	62	1.9	29	0.91
Sep 2024	46	78	1.7	44	0.96
Sep 2023	61	84	1.4	45	0.74
Sep 2022	48	74	1.5	41	0.85
Sep 2021	51	92	1.8	43	0.84
Sep 2020	62	97	1.6	48	0.77
Sep 2019	61	89	1.5	41	0.67
Sep 2018	54	93	1.7	45	0.83
Sep 2017	66	70	1.1	44	0.67
Sep 2016	70	78	1.1	43	0.61
Sep 2015	96	60	0.6	30	0.31
Sep 2014	88	68	0.8	47	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 86% · Maths 92% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%11th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard64%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

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Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	26%	110	111
2023/24	71%	14%	106	108
2022/23	58%	7%	103	106

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

Castlefield SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery
0.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Oakridge School
1.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Chepping View Primary Academy
1.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Combined School
1.3 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Disraeli School
2.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Hamilton Academy
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
The Downley School
2.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110522 · 825/5204
Capacity: 700 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Middle Way, High Wycombe, HP12 3LE
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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