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Sir William Ramsay School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Rose Avenue, High Wycombe HP15 7UB · swr.school · 01494 815211
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 984
- 95% of 1,041 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37%
- First language not English
- 31%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 45 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 228 | 62 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 253 | 33 | 0.1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 55 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 204 | 117 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.4, and 25.8% 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 D+ (22.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.08 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137256)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.5 | −2.7 |
| Sixth form college | 5.7 | −6.5 |
| Further education | 46.9 | +6.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137256)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | D+ (22.6) | Below average -0.56 | |
| 20 students | D+ (22.6) | Below average -0.56 | |
| 29 students | Merit (24) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 36 | C- (25.5) | -0.39 |
| 2017/18 | 28 | D+ (23.6) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 75 | D+ (22.3) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 69 | D+ (21.8) | -0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52 | −9.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 18 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 14 | +11.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137256)
Ofsted
Sir William Ramsay School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137256)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137256), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137256)
Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137256)
Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137256)