Little Kingshill Combined School
Windsor Lane, Little Kingshill, Great Missenden, HP16 0DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Dodd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 110244
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494863744
About this school
Little Kingshill Combined School is a community primary school in Great Missenden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 240 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 73% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 12% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 91% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 97% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Little Kingshill Combined 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Kingshill Combined School compares
Little Kingshill Combined School ranked 79th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4% | 5.2% | 240 | — |
| Holmer Green First School and Pre-School | — | 3.7% | 4.2% | 170 | 1.1 miles |
| Holmer Green Junior School | 70% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 250 | 1.2 miles |
| Great Missenden CofE Combined School | 73% | 4.6% | 8.6% | 394 | 1.4 miles |
| Little Missenden Church of England School | — | 3.6% | 6.3% | 28 | 1.4 miles |
| Widmer End Community Combined School | 74% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 184 | 1.6 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)
- 5.24%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 6.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holmer Green First School and Pre-School1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Holmer Green Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Great Missenden CofE Combined School1.4 miles
Primary · Great Missenden
-
Little Missenden Church of England School1.4 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Widmer End Community Combined School1.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in Great Missenden
- Great Missenden CofE Combined School Primary
- Lee Common Church of England School Primary
- Prestwood Infant School Primary
- Prestwood Junior School Primary
- The Misbourne School Secondary
- Gateway School Independent schools
- Missenden Abbey Adult Education College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Little Kingshill Combined School teach?
- Little Kingshill Combined School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Missenden.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Kingshill Combined School?
- The headteacher of Little Kingshill Combined School is Mr Stephen Dodd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Kingshill Combined School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Kingshill Combined 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 big is Little Kingshill Combined School?
- Little Kingshill Combined School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Little Kingshill Combined School full?
- Little Kingshill Combined School has capacity for 248 pupils and 240 on roll (97%), 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 Little Kingshill Combined School a faith school?
- No. Little Kingshill Combined School has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Kingshill Combined School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Little Kingshill Combined School as having nursery classes.
- How have Little Kingshill Combined School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Kingshill Combined School rank locally?
- Little Kingshill Combined School ranked 79th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Kingshill Combined School's absence rate?
- Little Kingshill Combined School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Kingshill Combined School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Kingshill Combined School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.