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Widmer End Community Combined School

Community school · High Wycombe · HP15 6AH

Ages 4–11 · 184 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
189

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

22

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
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 fill77%

184 pupils · 239 places

Pupils on roll
184
Boys / girls
90 / 94
School capacity
239
Capacity fill
184 / 239 (77%)
Free school meals
9.2%
FSM pupils
17
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Hillier

Location

Address
Estcourt Drive, Widmer End
Postcode
HP15 6AH
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire
Urban/rural
Urban: 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, 184 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.2%.

Open schools in High Wycombe
61
Primary schools in High Wycombe
42
Academies among open schools in High Wycombe
31% (19)
Open schools in HP15
11
Primary in HP15
8
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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    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    High Wycombe · HP15 7EF · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Holmer Green Junior School

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM9.2%

    1.3 miles away

  • Manor Farm Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.4%

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  • Highworth Combined School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

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    High Wycombe · HP13 7PH · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 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

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Hillier
Telephone
01494714371
Website
http://www.widmerend.bucks.sch.uk/

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