Cressex Community School is a secondary school located in High Wycombe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Holmers Lane, High Wycombe

School Information

Address: Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA
Website: www.cressex.org
Telephone: 01494437729
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Hood
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 110500

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 803
Number of Pupils: 751
Number of Boys: 378
Number of Girls: 373

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.45 Confidence interval 0.24 to 0.67
Of the 145 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 141 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Chepping View Primary Academy
Cressex Road, HP12 4PR
724 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Booker Hill School
Field Road, HP12 4LR
1,212 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Castlefield School
The Middle Way, HP12 3LE
1,355 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Oakridge School
Oakridge Road, HP11 2PN
2,200 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
Loakes Road, HP11 2JU
2,582 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cressex Community School
Holmers Lane, HP12 4QA
0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4John Hampden Grammar School
Marlow Hill, HP11 1SZ
1,528 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Wycombe High School
Marlow Road, HP11 1TB
1,770 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Michael's Catholic School
Daws Hill Lane, HP11 1PW
2,202 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Kite Ridge School
Verney Avenue, HP12 3NE
929 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chiltern Wood School
Verney Avenue, HP12 3NE
982 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedProgress Schools - Buckinghamshire
Unit 3 - Spearmast Industrial Estate, Land End Road HP12 4JG
1,865 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWycombe Abbey
Abbey Way, HP11 1PE
2,672 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedUnity College
150 West Wycombe Road, HP12 3AE
2,878 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.