Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Hannah Ball Academy

4–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150283URN

Philip Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

43 applications for 17 places · 51st of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 23 November 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 17 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Hannah Ball School (URN 110324), the previous school.

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	17	43	2.5	14	0.82
Sep 2025	22	40	1.8	16	0.73
Sep 2024	16	32	2.0	14	0.88
Sep 2023 *	15	33	2.2	11	0.73
Sep 2022 *	17	32	1.9	9	0.53
Sep 2021 *	13	33	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2020 *	18	41	2.3	9	0.50
Sep 2019 *	17	40	2.4	13	0.76
Sep 2018 *	30	67	2.2	22	0.73
Sep 2017 *	30	62	2.1	17	0.57
Sep 2016 *	30	66	2.2	16	0.53
Sep 2015 *	30	60	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	29	41	1.4	18	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 81% · Maths 85% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%27th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard41%

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	78%	7%	107	107
2023/24
2022/23

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

Hannah Ball AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Kings Wood School and Nursery
0.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Beechview Academy
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

50%met the SATs standard
Highworth Combined School and Nursery
1.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Hamilton Academy
1.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ash Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires significant improvement 2025

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Abbey View Primary Academy
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

4.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Tylers Green Middle School
2.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

69%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150283 · 825/2064
Trust: The Park Federation Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2024
Replaced: Hannah Ball School (URN 110324)
Address: Philip Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7JS
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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