St Michael's Catholic School
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1PW
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by St Michael's Catholic School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Palmer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,950
- Pupils on roll
- 2,101
- URN
- 110516
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
St Michael's Catholic School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided all-through school in High Wycombe. It taught children aged 3 to 19 and had 2,101 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michael's Catholic School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 |
| Writing progress | 0.00 |
| Maths progress | +3.20 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 258 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.39 to +0.74 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 |
How St Michael's Catholic School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.9% | 13.6% | 2,101 | — |
| St Michael's Catholic School | 49.1 | 6.8% | 17.3% | 2,414 | 0.0 miles |
| Grove Academy | 41.1 | 9.7% | 31.6% | 990 | 10.0 miles |
| The Piggott School | 61.9 | 6.5% | 6.3% | 1,945 | 10.1 miles |
| Wycombe High School | 73.9 | 5.5% | 8% | 1,371 | 0.3 miles |
| John Hampden Grammar School | 72.3 | 5.7% | 4.7% | 1,281 | 0.4 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.6%
- English as an additional language
- 34.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Catholic School0.0 miles
All-through · High Wycombe
-
Grove Academy10.0 miles
All-through · Slough
-
The Piggott School10.1 miles
All-through · Reading
-
Wycombe High School0.3 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
John Hampden Grammar School0.4 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- St Michael's Catholic School All-through
- 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
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cadmore End CofE School Primary
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Castlefield School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael's Catholic School teach?
- St Michael's Catholic School taught children aged 3 to 19. It was an all-through school in High Wycombe.
- Has St Michael's Catholic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michael's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Michael's Catholic School?
- St Michael's Catholic School had 2,101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- What are St Michael's Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Catholic 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 11 September 2023.