West Wycombe School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire·HP14 3AH
Composite score
54.7
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#5,582
National rank
#833
In South East
#78
In Buckinghamshire
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 03/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 12 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9320220.8520230.9020240.8820251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put West Wycombe School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
168
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
20.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
29.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,881
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About West Wycombe School

West Wycombe School is a primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 168 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (February 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). West Wycombe School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.2%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering West Wycombe School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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