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Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Field Road, High Wycombe HP12 4LR · bookerhill.bucks.sch.uk · 01494 521646
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.60 mi
- 0.96 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · All timely applicants could be offered a place up to Rule 5{6} (catchment {siblings}), Rule 5 (catchment), Rule 6 (siblings) and some under Rule 8 (distance) · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 235
- 25 over 210 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- First language not English
- 40.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “All timely applicants could be offered a place up to Rule 5{6} (catchment {siblings}), Rule 5 (catchment), Rule 6 (siblings) and some under Rule 8 (distance)” went to a home 0.60 mi (958 m) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All timely applicants could be offered a place up to Rule 5{6} (catchment {siblings}), Rule 5 (catchment), Rule 6 (siblings) and some under Rule 8 (distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.60 mi0.96 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 54
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (20%) with SEND