Other independent special school
Princes Risborough · HP27 0JW · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–18
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 146377
Princes Risborough School
Academy converter · Princes Risborough · HP27 0DR
Ages 11–18 · 1,083 pupils · Buckinghamshire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
40.1
Overall absence
12.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.08
−20+2
Attainment 840.1
English & maths grade 5+34%
English & maths grade 4+56%
EBacc entry9%
EBacc APS: 3.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.7%
Unauthorised5.1%
- Authorised absence
- 7.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 7.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 959
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
1,083 pupils · 1,030 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,083
- Boys / girls
- 561 / 522
- School capacity
- 1,030
- Capacity fill
- 1,083 / 1,030 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- FSM pupils
- 175
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Insignis Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Vincent Forshaw
Location
- Address
- Merton Road
- Postcode
- HP27 0DR
- Town
- Princes Risborough
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 25 on roll / 25 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, 1,083 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 19.2%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Princes Risborough Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Princes Risborough · HP27 9HY · Buckinghamshire
Ages 2–11
- KS252%
- Absence6.7%
0.7 miles away
Monks Risborough CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Princes Risborough · HP27 9LZ · Buckinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS247%
- Absence4.9%
0.9 miles away
Longwick Church of England Combined School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Princes Risborough · HP27 9SJ · Buckinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS244%
- Absence5.4%
1.9 miles away
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Primary
Princes Risborough · HP27 0PL · Buckinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS277%
- Absence3.9%
2.1 miles away
Great Kimble Church of England School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Aylesbury · HP17 9TH · Buckinghamshire
Ages 4–11
- KS241%
- Absence5.1%
2.1 miles away
Speen CofE VA School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Princes Risborough · HP27 0SX · Buckinghamshire
Ages 4–7
- Absence3.3%
2.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Vincent Forshaw
- Telephone
- 01844345496