St Michael's Catholic School is a all-through 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 16/01/2019. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe

School Information

Address: Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1PW
Website: www.stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01494535196
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Adam Palmer
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 110516

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1950
Number of Pupils: 1705
Number of Boys: 801
Number of Girls: 904

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.2 to -2.3
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.26 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.5
Of the 112 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 108 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.86
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bowerdean Nursery School
Gordon Road, HP13 6AW 		1,799 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAbbey View Primary Academy
Kennedy Avenue, HP11 1BX 		800 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
Loakes Road, HP11 2JU 		1,083 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chepping View Primary Academy
Cressex Road, HP12 4PR 		1,494 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamilton Academy
Priory Avenue, HP13 6SG 		1,706 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Oakridge School
Oakridge Road, HP11 2PN 		1,777 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Wycombe High School
Marlow Road, HP11 1TB 		471 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4John Hampden Grammar School
Marlow Hill, HP11 1SZ 		676 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Cressex Community School
Holmers Lane, HP12 4QA 		2,202 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane, HP13 7NQ 		2,639 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, HP13 6QT 		3,035 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 		0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWycombe Abbey
Abbey Way, HP11 1PE 		821 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedBuckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ 		1,134 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chiltern Wood School
Verney Avenue, HP12 3NE 		1,317 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kite Ridge School
Verney Avenue, HP12 3NE 		1,334 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chalfonts Independent Grammar School
19 London Road, High Wycombe HP11 1BJ 		1,447 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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