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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 #7,445 of 14,873
Top 34%Secondaryavg #1,239 of 3,671
Top 42%Sixth formavg #939 of 2,262

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
#7,445
0 pts vs medianmedian 7,437

top 50% of 14,873

% 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
#7,445
0 pts vs medianmedian 7,437

top 50% of 14,873

% 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
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,239
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,836

top 34% of 3,671

% 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
+0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,239
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,836

top 34% of 3,671

% 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
#939
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,131

top 42% of 2,262

% 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
#939
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,131

top 42% of 2,262

% 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%
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