Overall Oxbridge
#293
4 ranked schools · +360 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
187
Offers
43
Offer rate23.0%
-5.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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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8
Secondary
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3
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Special
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of which13sixth forms·3grammar·10faith·1nursery schools61 total
Area Performance
High Wycombe schools rank in the top 42% of England
Across 59 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.55/10, +0.12 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 42%
Across all ranked High Wycombe schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,122 of 14,821
Top 27%Secondaryavg #1,013 of 3,803
Top 34%Sixth formavg #853 of 2,523
Primary schools: 37 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.27 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,122
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% 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
7.1/10
-0.27 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,122
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% 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
8.4/10
+0.96 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,013
+23 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 27% of 3,803
% 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
8.4/10
+0.96 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,013
+23 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 27% of 3,803
% 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: 11 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.4/10
+0.62 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#853
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 34% of 2,523
% 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
8.4/10
+0.62 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#853
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 34% of 2,523
% 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
#226
7 ranked schools · +36 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
88
Offers
19
Offer rate21.6%
+5.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#452
6 ranked schools · +247 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
113
Offers
29
Offer rate25.7%
-11.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Sixth Forms
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School profiles in High Wycombe
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