Sir William Ramsay 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rose Avenue, High Wycombe, HP15 7UB
Website: http://swr.school/
Telephone: 01494815211
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Christine McLintock
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137256

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1041
Number of Pupils: 1006
Number of Boys: 493
Number of Girls: 513

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.04 Confidence interval -0.16 to 0.24
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 154 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:16%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bowerdean Nursery School
Gordon Road , HP13 6AW 		4out of 4 3,106 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School
Amersham Road , Hazlemere HP15 7PZ 		2out of 4 360 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Farm Community Infant School
Rose Avenue , Hazlemere HP15 7PH 		3out of 4 793 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Manor Farm Community Junior School
Rose Avenue , Hazlemere HP15 7PH 		3out of 4 793 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highworth Combined School and Nursery
Highworth Close , HP13 7PH 		3out of 4 1,240 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cedar Park School
Cedar Avenue , Hazlemere HP15 7EF 		3out of 4 1,364 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir William Ramsay School
Rose Avenue , Hazlemere HP15 7UB 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road , HP13 6QT 		4out of 4 2,156 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane , HP13 7NQ 		3out of 4 2,383 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holmer Green Senior School
Parish Piece , Holmer Green HP15 6SP 		3out of 4 2,483 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Godstowe Preparatory School
Shrubbery Road , HP13 6PR 		- not rated 2,885 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspire
56 Amersham Hill , HP13 6PQ 		4out of 4 2,901 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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