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The Misbourne School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Misbourne Drive, Great Missenden HP16 0BN · themisbourne.co.uk · 01494 862869

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
50.8
average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
Last distance offered
3.86 mi
6.22 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,115
19 over 1,096 places · 102%
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13.2%
First language not English
5.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Misbourne

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.86 mi (6.22 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 181 (Places 168)181September 2023: 205 (Places 204)205September 2024: 208 (Places 167)208September 2025: 195 (Places 170)195September 2026: 191 (Places 171)191Places 171
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261711911.1▲77%
September 2025Sept 20251701951.1▲75%
September 2024Sept 20241672081.2▲69%
September 2023Sept 20232042051▲83%
September 2022Sept 20221681811.1▲81%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.86 mi6.22 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.8, and 52.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.1 (England 46.3)44.12017/18: 43.2 (England 46.5)43.22018/19: 50.2 (England 46.7)50.22021/22: 49.8 (England 48.8)49.82022/23: 49.1 (England 46.3)49.12023/24: 48.4 (England 45.9)48.42024/25: 50.8 (England 46.0)50.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲50.846.0
▲52.7%45.4%
▲76.3%64.8%
▼16.0%40.5%
▲4.324.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110490)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form55.6+5.9
Sixth form college4.5−1.7
Further education32.6+1.5
Other education1.7+1.1
Apprenticeship2.2−0.1
Not in a lasting destination1.7−2.8
Activity not captured1.70

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 26.2 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 28.3 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 34.5 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.4 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 25.1 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 31.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
89 studentsC (31.3)Average -0.02
89 studentsC (31.5)Average -0.01
40 studentsDist- (30.6)Average +0.09
6 studentsDist- (30.8)—
12%AAB or better
93.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2476C- (25.1)-0.16
2022/2385C (29.4)—
2021/2285C+ (34.5)—
2018/1975C- (28.3)+0.01
2017/1860C- (26.2)-0.10
2016/1775C (29.3)-0.26
2015/1696C (29.2)-0.07

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University45−7.2
Apprenticeship7.5+1.9
Employment300
Not in a lasting destination10+2.2
Activity not captured7.5+4.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Misbourne School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
28 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (281 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
81%
Replies
281
26% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼69% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼74% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●66% agreeEngland 67%

based on 73 parents (26%) with SEND

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