St Michael's Catholic School

Academy converter · Primary school · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PW
Composite score
59.4

About St Michael's Catholic School

St Michael's Catholic School is an all-through school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 2,355 pupils aged 3 to 19 attend the school. 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 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 49.1, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, St Michael's Catholic School ranks in the top 28% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 33% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. St Michael's Catholic School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#4,102
National rank
#605
In South East
#63
In Buckinghamshire
Top 28%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

St Michael's Catholic School is an all-through school covering ages 3–19, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#1,037
National rank
#182
In South East
#19
In Buckinghamshire
Top 33%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
49.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
68%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
4.24

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 2,355 % FSM ever-6 17.3% % EAL 35.5% Age range 3–19 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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