Overall Oxbridge
#612
6 ranked schools · +302 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
199
Offers
51
Offer rate25.6%
+3.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in High Wycombe
The largest town in Buckinghamshire and the commercial centre of the central Chilterns, High Wycombe sits in the valley of the River Wye where chalk downland closes in from both flanks. The market in the High Street has run since at least the Middle Ages, and by the mid-twentieth century the furniture industry had made the town one of England's foremost manufacturing centres. Around 128,000 people live across the built-up area today.
Holmer Green, to the north, is among the most sought-after pockets for families competing for school places in the area, while Cressex draws parents looking for accessible catchments on the town's western edge. Castlefield and Totteridge extend the residential spread to the south and southeast, with Chiltern Railways connecting High Wycombe station to London Marylebone in around twenty-five minutes.
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of which13sixth forms·3grammar·10faith·1nurseries61 total
Area Performance
High Wycombe schools rank in the top 46% of England
Across 61 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.27/10, -0.17 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
14% Elite
Distribution across all High Wycombe schools
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High Wycombe vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 46%
Across all ranked High Wycombe schools
Top 50%Primaryavg #7,500 of 14,978
Top 35%Secondaryavg #1,336 of 3,862
Top 41%Sixth formavg #1,057 of 2,555
Primary schools: 37 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,500
0 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 50% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,500
0 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 50% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 11 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,336
+15 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 35% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
75%
+19 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.9
+9.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.39 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,336
+15 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 35% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
75%
+19 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.9
+9.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 13 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,057
+9 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 41% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
33%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
56%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,057
+9 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 41% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
33%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
56%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#217
5 ranked schools · +36 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
98
Offers
15
Offer rate15.3%
+0.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#438
6 ranked schools · +335 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
101
Offers
36
Offer rate35.6%
+6.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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High Wycombe
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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High Wycombe
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