Hannah Ball School is a primary school located in High Wycombe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Philip Road, High Wycombe

School Information

Address: Philip Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7JS
Website: www.hannahball.bucks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01494522476
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicholas Hingley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110324

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 185
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1 to 4.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.4 to -1.6
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:29%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bowerdean Nursery School
Gordon Road, HP13 6AW
623 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Hannah Ball School
Philip Road, HP13 7JS
0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kings Wood School and Nursery
Hollis Road, HP13 7UN
829 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Beechview Academy
Guinions Road, HP13 7NT
1,026 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highworth Combined School and Nursery
Highworth Close, HP13 7PH
1,444 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamilton Academy
Priory Avenue, HP13 6SG
1,490 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane, HP13 7NQ
453 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, HP13 6QT
1,396 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
2out of 4Sir William Ramsay School
Rose Avenue, Hazlemere HP15 7UB
2,487 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wycombe High School
Marlow Road, HP11 1TB
2,701 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4John Hampden Grammar School
Marlow Hill, HP11 1SZ
2,991 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys 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
2,361 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCrown House School
Bassetsbury Manor, Bassetsbury Lane HP11 1QX
919 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chalfonts Independent Grammar School
19 London Road, High Wycombe HP11 1BJ
939 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Aspire
56 Amersham Hill, HP13 6PQ
971 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGodstowe Preparatory School
Shrubbery Road, HP13 6PR
1,110 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBuckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ
1,604 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.