Marsh School
Abbey Barn Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Godwin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 110234
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494522756
About this school
Marsh School is a community primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 119 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marsh School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Marsh School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marsh School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 23.8% | 119 | — |
| Beechview Academy | 50% | 7.7% | 44.7% | 183 | 0.4 miles |
| Loudwater Combined School | 62% | 6.3% | 23.8% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| Hannah Ball Academy | 78% | 7.1% | 35.2% | 176 | 1.0 miles |
| Abbey View Primary Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 20.3% | 251 | 1.1 miles |
| Kings Wood School and Nursery | 54% | 6.6% | 35.7% | 446 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.78%
- English as an additional language
- 47%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beechview Academy0.4 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Loudwater Combined School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Hannah Ball Academy1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Abbey View Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Kings Wood School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Beechview Academy Primary
- Bledlow Ridge School Primary
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cadmore End CofE School Primary
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Castlefield School Primary
- Cedar Park School & Nursery Primary
- Chepping View Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marsh School teach?
- Marsh School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Marsh School?
- The acting headteacher of Marsh School is Mrs Lesley Godwin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marsh School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marsh School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Marsh School?
- Marsh School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Marsh School full?
- Marsh School has capacity for 120 pupils and 119 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marsh School a faith school?
- No. Marsh School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marsh School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marsh School as having nursery classes.
- What is Marsh School's absence rate?
- Marsh School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Marsh School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Marsh School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.