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Cressex Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Holmers Lane, High Wycombe HP12 4QA · cressex.org · 01494 437729
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.19 mi
- 1.92 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Catchment · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 766
- 95% of 803 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- First language not English
- 55.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Catchment” went to a home 1.19 mi (1.92 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 63% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 145 | 168 | 1.2▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 144 | 178 | 1.2▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 145 | 155 | 1.1▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 186 | 1.3▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 137 | 153 | 1.1▲ | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Catchment | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.19 mi1.92 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.7, and 52.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼4.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.01 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.9 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 17.1 | +1 |
| Further education | 24 | −2.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 4.1 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | +6.8 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2016/17
| University | 88 |
|---|---|
| Employment | 13 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Cressex Community School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 69
- 9% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (38%) with SEND