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Naphill and Walters Ash School

Community school · High Wycombe · HP14 4UL

Ages 4–11 · 259 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
57
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 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 4–11

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.

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    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM2.3%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM11.8%

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    • FSM14.3%
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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM26.6%
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    • Absence4.7%
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  • Prestwood Junior School

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Contact

Headteacher
Elizabeth Wilson
Telephone
01494562813
Website
www.naphillandwaltersashschool.co.uk

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