Cressex Community School
Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Cressex Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr Khaiam Shabbir
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 803
- Pupils on roll
- 766
- URN
- 110500
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494437729
About this school
Cressex Community School is a foundation secondary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 766 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cressex Community 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 148 | 146 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 45.2 | 50.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.40 +0.17 to +0.64 | +0.48 +0.24 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 46.6% | 52.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 64.4% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 3.4% | 4.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cressex Community 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 | 48 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.7 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 762 |
| 2023/24 | 762 |
| 2024/25 | 762 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cressex Community School compares
Cressex Community School ranked 16th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.7 | 7.5% | 29.3% | 766 | — |
| John Hampden Grammar School | 72.3 | 5.7% | 4.7% | 1,281 | 0.9 miles |
| Wycombe High School | 73.9 | 5.5% | 8% | 1,371 | 1.0 miles |
| Great Marlow School | 47.9 | 8.7% | 16.8% | 1,395 | 2.5 miles |
| The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | 73.9 | 6.1% | 5.7% | 1,451 | 2.7 miles |
| The Highcrest Academy | 38.5 | 9.9% | 35.6% | 1,045 | 2.7 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)
- 29.27%
- English as an additional language
- 57.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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John Hampden Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
Wycombe High School1.0 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
Great Marlow School2.5 miles
Secondary · Marlow
-
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe2.7 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
The Highcrest Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Cressex Community School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in High Wycombe.
- Holmer Green Senior School Secondary
- John Hampden Grammar School Secondary
- Sir William Ramsay School Secondary
- The Highcrest Academy Secondary
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Secondary
- Wycombe High School Secondary
- Bowerdean Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Beechview Academy Primary
- Bledlow Ridge School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cressex Community School teach?
- Cressex Community School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Cressex Community School?
- The headteacher of Cressex Community School is Mr Khaiam Shabbir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cressex Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cressex Community 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 Cressex Community School?
- Cressex Community School has 766 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cressex Community School full?
- Cressex Community School has capacity for 803 pupils and 766 on roll (95%), 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 Cressex Community School a faith school?
- No. Cressex Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cressex Community School a selective school?
- No. Cressex Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cressex Community School part of an academy trust?
- Cressex Community School is part of Cressex Co-operative Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cressex Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 50.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cressex Community School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Cressex Community School ranked 16th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cressex Community School's absence rate?
- Cressex Community School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cressex Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cressex Community 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.