Hughenden Primary School
Spring Valley Drive, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LR
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Hughenden Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Mann
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 110328
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
Hughenden Primary School was a community primary school in High Wycombe. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 181 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hughenden Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - |
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 Hughenden Primary 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 | 67% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hughenden Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 17.1% | 181 | — |
| Hughenden Primary School | 64% | 6% | 16.3% | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School | 61% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 451 | 0.9 miles |
| The Downley School | 71% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 350 | 1.6 miles |
| Naphill and Walters Ash School | 67% | 4% | 8% | 259 | 1.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.1%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hughenden Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
The Downley School1.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Naphill and Walters Ash School1.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Widmer End Community Combined School1.6 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 year groups does Hughenden Primary School teach?
- Hughenden Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Has Hughenden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hughenden Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hughenden Primary School?
- Hughenden Primary School had 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Hughenden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hughenden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hughenden Primary 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 8 July 2024.