Widmer End Community Combined School
Estcourt Drive, Widmer End, High Wycombe, HP15 6AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Hillier
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 239
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 110335
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494714371
About this school
Widmer End Community Combined School is a community primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Widmer End Community Combined School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 59% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 81% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 69% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 69% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Widmer End Community 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 | 30% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Widmer End Community Combined School compares
Widmer End Community Combined School ranked 44th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 184 | — |
| Cedar Park School & Nursery | 80% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School | 61% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 451 | 0.8 miles |
| Holmer Green First School and Pre-School | — | 3.7% | 4.2% | 170 | 0.8 miles |
| Hazlemere Church of England Combined School | 75% | 4% | 15.5% | 181 | 0.9 miles |
| Holmer Green Junior School | 70% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 250 | 1.3 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)
- 10.94%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cedar Park School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Holmer Green First School and Pre-School0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Holmer Green Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Widmer End Community Combined School ranks 10th of the 36 ranked primary 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 Widmer End Community Combined School teach?
- Widmer End Community Combined School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Widmer End Community Combined School?
- The headteacher of Widmer End Community Combined School is Mrs Gemma Hillier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Widmer End Community Combined School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Widmer End Community 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 many pupils are at Widmer End Community Combined School?
- Widmer End Community Combined School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Widmer End Community Combined School full?
- Widmer End Community Combined School has capacity for 239 pupils and 184 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Widmer End Community Combined School a faith school?
- No. Widmer End Community Combined School has no designated religious character.
- How have Widmer End Community Combined School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Widmer End Community Combined School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Widmer End Community Combined School ranked 44th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Widmer End Community Combined School's absence rate?
- Widmer End Community Combined School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Widmer End Community Combined School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Widmer End Community 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.