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Naphill and Walters Ash School

Community school · High Wycombe · HP14 4UL

Ages 4–11 · 259 pupils · Buckinghamshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

4.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
272

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill62%

259 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
259
Boys / girls
135 / 124
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
259 / 420 (62%)
Free school meals
6.9%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Elizabeth Wilson

Location

Address
Kilnwood, Walters Ash
Postcode
HP14 4UL
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire
Urban/rural
Larger 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 259 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.9%.

Open schools in High Wycombe
61
Primary schools in High Wycombe
42
Academies among open schools in High Wycombe
31% (19)
Open schools in HP14
9
Primary in HP14
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.

  • Speen CofE VA School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Princes Risborough · HP27 0SX · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.3%

    0.9 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP14 4LR · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    1.6 miles away

  • The Downley School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP13 5AL · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.1%

    2.0 miles away

  • West Wycombe School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP14 3AH · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.2%

    2.3 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP14 4AZ · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.7%

    2.4 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Great Missenden · HP16 0NR · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence5.6%

    2.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Elizabeth Wilson
Telephone
01494562813

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