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Highworth Combined School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Highworth Close, High Wycombe HP13 7PH · highworth.bucks.sch.uk · 01494 525534
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.61 mi
- 2.59 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
- 455
- 63 over 392 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 37.4%
- 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 1.61 mi (2.59 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% 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 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
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 | 1.61 mi2.59 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Highworth Combined School and Nursery was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 80
- 17% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (19%) with SEND