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Ash Hill Primary School

Community school · High Wycombe · HP13 7HT

Ages 3–11 · 215 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2025-12-02

Category of concern

Requires significant improvement

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.2%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
186

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
42
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

215 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
215
Boys / girls
120 / 95
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
215 / 236 (91%)
Free school meals
46.2%
FSM pupils
91
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Vicki Manning

Location

Address
Herbert Road
Postcode
HP13 7HT
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 215 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 46.2%.

Open schools in High Wycombe
61
Primary schools in High Wycombe
42
Academies among open schools in High Wycombe
31% (19)
Open schools in HP13
14
Primary in HP13
9
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Primary in Buckinghamshire LA
185

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in High WycombeNear HP13

  • Ash Hill Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7HT · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Tylers Green Middle School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP10 8DS · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM10.6%

    0.4 miles away

  • Kings Wood School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7UN · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM34.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Tylers Green First School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP10 8EF · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • Manor Farm Community Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP15 7PH · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM9.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.8 miles away

  • Manor Farm Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP15 7PH · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.4%

    0.9 miles away

  • Beechview Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7NT · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM36.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • Hannah Ball Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7JS · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence9.9%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Vicki Manning
Telephone
01494523218
Website
www.ashhill.org.uk/

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