Foundation school · Buckinghamshire

Loudwater Combined School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110524URN

School Way, Kingsmead Road, Loudwater Combined School, High Wycombe, HP11 1JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

77 applications for 30 places · 49th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 8 May 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

8 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 3.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 4.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 4.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 4.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 4.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 4.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 4.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 3.8; 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	30	77	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2025	27	79	2.9	25	0.93
Sep 2024	29	98	3.4	33	1.14
Sep 2023	30	112	3.7	36	1.20
Sep 2022	29	91	3.1	33	1.14
Sep 2021	28	85	3.0	23	0.82
Sep 2020	30	127	4.2	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	124	4.1	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	130	4.3	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	125	4.2	40	1.33
Sep 2016	29	137	4.7	44	1.52
Sep 2015	30	125	4.2	44	1.47
Sep 2014	30	113	3.8	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 86% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%93rd of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	62%	14%	107	107
2023/24	79%	10%	111	109
2022/23	77%	10%	108	108

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

Loudwater Combined SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Carrington Junior School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

67%met the SATs standard
Carrington Infant School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place
Juniper Hill School
1.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beechview Academy
2.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

50%met the SATs standard
Wooburn Green Primary School
2.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ash Hill Primary School
2.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires significant improvement 2025

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Holtspur School & Pre-School
2.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Abbey View Primary Academy
2.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

4.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110524 · 825/5206
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 23.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: School Way, Kingsmead Road, Loudwater Combined School, High Wycombe, HP11 1JJ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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