Sir William Ramsay School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put Sir William Ramsay 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
- 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 1,033
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
About Sir William Ramsay School
Sir William Ramsay School is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,033 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 35.4 — well below the national average (national average: 46). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
26% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 48% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sir William Ramsay School their first choice was offered one of its 207 Year 7 places. Overall pupil absence was 14.7%. There are about 16.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Sir William Ramsay 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.