Highworth Combined School and Nursery
Highworth Close, High Wycombe, HP13 7PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Pankhania
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 392
- Pupils on roll
- 455
- URN
- 110403
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494525534
About this school
Highworth Combined School and Nursery is a community primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 455 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 80% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 12% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 73% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 Highworth Combined School and Nursery 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 | 77% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highworth Combined School and Nursery compares
Highworth Combined School and Nursery ranked 9th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 6.1% | 27.6% | 455 | — |
| Kings Wood School and Nursery | 54% | 6.6% | 35.7% | 446 | 0.6 miles |
| Hazlemere Church of England Combined School | 75% | 4% | 15.5% | 181 | 0.7 miles |
| Hannah Ball Academy | 78% | 7.1% | 35.2% | 176 | 0.8 miles |
| Manor Farm Community Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7% | 132 | 1.0 miles |
| Manor Farm Junior School | 54% | 4.3% | 14.5% | 202 | 1.0 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)
- 27.64%
- English as an additional language
- 38.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kings Wood School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School0.7 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Hannah Ball Academy0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Manor Farm Community Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Manor Farm Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Highworth Combined School and Nursery ranks 1st 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 year groups does Highworth Combined School and Nursery teach?
- Highworth Combined School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Highworth Combined School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Highworth Combined School and Nursery is Mrs Clare Pankhania, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highworth Combined School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highworth Combined School and Nursery, 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 Highworth Combined School and Nursery?
- Highworth Combined School and Nursery has 455 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Highworth Combined School and Nursery full?
- Highworth Combined School and Nursery has capacity for 392 pupils and 455 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 Highworth Combined School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Highworth Combined School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Highworth Combined School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highworth Combined School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Highworth Combined School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Highworth Combined School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Highworth Combined School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highworth Combined School and Nursery rank locally?
- Highworth Combined School and Nursery ranked 9th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highworth Combined School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Highworth Combined School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highworth Combined School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highworth Combined School and Nursery'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.