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High Ash Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · MK17 9AS

Ages 4–11 · 247 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-11-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
246

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

32

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
25
Offers to outside-LA applicants
18

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 fill78%

247 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
247
Boys / girls
124 / 123
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
247 / 315 (78%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
46
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Goodger

Location

Address
Pound Hill, Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
Postcode
MK17 9AS
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Buckinghamshire, 247 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in MK17
17
Primary in MK17
13
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Goodger
Telephone
01525261620
Website
www.highashschool.co.uk

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