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Highworth Combined School and Nursery

Community school · High Wycombe · HP13 7PH

Ages 3–11 · 455 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-03-17

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)80%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
374

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

59

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
140
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
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 fill116%

455 pupils · 392 places

Pupils on roll
455
Boys / girls
216 / 239
School capacity
392
Capacity fill
455 / 392 (116%)
Free school meals
27.3%
FSM pupils
118
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Clare Pankhania

Location

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

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
13 on roll / 12 capacity

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, 455 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 27.3%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

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

  • 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

  • Hannah Ball Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7JS · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.8 miles away

  • Ash Hill Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7HT · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    1.0 miles away

  • Ash Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 7HT · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM46.2%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 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

    1.0 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%

    1.0 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%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Pankhania
Telephone
01494525534
Website
www.highworth.bucks.sch.uk

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