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St Michael's Catholic School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Academy
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe HP11 1PW · stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk · 01494 535196
On the mapSearch near HP11 1PW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.62 mi
- 1.00 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,414
- 194 over 2,220 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.62 mi (1.00 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 106 families put the school first and 115 places were offered; 69% 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 | 115 | 106 | 0.9 | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 269 | 233 | 0.9 | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 288 | 240 | 0.8 | 72% |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 252 | 291 | 1.2▲ | 59% |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 107 | 93 | 0.9 | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All 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 | 3.33 mi5.36 km | |
| Reception – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.62 mi1.00 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 46.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (19.7 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110516)
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.24 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110516)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.8 | +13.4 |
| Sixth form college | 5.4 | −6.4 |
| Further education | 25.5 | −5.8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | D (19.7) | Below average -0.57 | |
| 63 students | D (20.2) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 34 students | Pass+ (19.3) | Well below average -0.81 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 43 | D (18.6) | -0.52 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | D+ (23.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 51 | C (30.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 43 | D (19.3) | -0.82 |
| 2017/18 | 57 | D+ (24.9) | -0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | D+ (22.4) | -0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 39 | C- (26.3) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70.5 | +5.1 |
| Employment | 22.7 | +5.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −5.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Michael's Catholic School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (152 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Positive
- 71%
- Replies
- 152
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 44 parents (29%) whose child was bullied
based on 55 parents (36%) with SEND