Wycombe High 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Marlow Road, High Wycombe

School Information

Address: Marlow Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1TB
Website: http://www.whs.bucks.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01494523961
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Cromie
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136723

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1265
Number of Pupils: 1303
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1303

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.81 Confidence interval 0.63 to 1
Of the 190 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:85%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:98%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:76.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.36
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
2,180 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
Loakes Road, HP11 2JU
1,080 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chepping View Primary Academy
Cressex Road, HP12 4PR
1,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAbbey View Primary Academy
Kennedy Avenue, HP11 1BX
1,264 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Oakridge School
Oakridge Road, HP11 2PN
1,486 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Castlefield School
The Middle Way, HP12 3LE
1,696 yd Foundation 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
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4John Hampden Grammar School
Marlow Hill, HP11 1SZ
308 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Cressex Community School
Holmers Lane, HP12 4QA
1,770 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane, HP13 7NQ
3,018 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, HP13 6QT
3,197 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
471 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 4Chiltern Wood School
Verney Avenue, HP12 3NE
851 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kite Ridge School
Verney Avenue, HP12 3NE
873 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWycombe Abbey
Abbey Way, HP11 1PE
987 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedBuckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ
1,270 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Chalfonts Independent Grammar School
19 London Road, High Wycombe HP11 1BJ
1,764 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.