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EnglandHigh Wycombe

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.

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

14%
19%
53%
10%
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding

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%

Overall Oxbridge

#612

6 ranked schools · +302 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

199

Offers

51

Offer rate25.6%
+3.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#217

5 ranked schools · +36 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

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 1,881

Applications

101

Offers

36

Offer rate35.6%
+6.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%

Local directory

School profiles in High Wycombe

Start with 19 local profile links across primary schools, secondary schools and sixth forms. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.

Primary schools

46 local matches

Rankings
  • Chepping View Primary Academy

    High WycombeState#1 locallyElite

  • Castlefield School

    High WycombeState#2 locallyGood

  • Highworth Combined School and Nursery

    High WycombeState#3 locallyExcellent

  • St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn

    High WycombeState#4 locallyExcellent

  • Tylers Green Middle School

    High WycombeState#5 locallyExcellent

  • Wooburn Green Primary School

    High WycombeState#6 locallyGood

  • Cedar Park School & Nursery

    High WycombeState#7 locallyGood

  • Abbey View Primary Academy

    High WycombeState#8 locallyExcellent

Secondary schools

11 local matches

Rankings
  • Wycombe Abbey

    High WycombeIndependent#1 locallyElite

  • Wycombe High School

    High WycombeState#2 locallyElite

  • John Hampden Grammar School

    High WycombeState#3 locallyElite

  • The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

    High WycombeState#4 locallyExcellent

  • Pipers Corner School

    High WycombeIndependent#5 locallyElite

  • Cressex Community School

    High WycombeState#6 locallyGood

  • St Michael's Catholic School

    High WycombeState#7 locallyGood

  • Holmer Green Senior School

    High WycombeState#8 locallyGood

Sixth forms

11 local matches

Rankings
  • The Highcrest Academy

    High WycombeState#7 locallyGood

  • Sir William Ramsay School

    High WycombeState#9 locallyRebuilding

  • The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School

    High WycombeIndependentGood

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