Loudwater Combined School
School Way, Kingsmead Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Spratt
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 110524
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494524919
About this school
Loudwater Combined School is a foundation primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 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. 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 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 79% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 90% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 111.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Loudwater 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 | 77% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Loudwater Combined School compares
Loudwater Combined School ranked 95th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.3% | 23.8% | 200 | — |
| Carrington Junior School | 67% | 5.3% | 32.2% | 231 | 0.6 miles |
| Carrington Infant School | — | 5.1% | 22% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| Marsh School | — | 7.2% | 23.8% | 119 | 0.9 miles |
| Juniper Hill School | 67% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 431 | 1.0 miles |
| Beechview Academy | 50% | 7.7% | 44.7% | 183 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report11 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 16.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carrington Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Carrington Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Marsh School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Juniper Hill School1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Beechview Academy1.2 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Loudwater Combined School ranks 22nd 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 Loudwater Combined School teach?
- Loudwater Combined School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Loudwater Combined School?
- The headteacher of Loudwater Combined School is Mr Christopher Spratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Loudwater Combined School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loudwater 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 big is Loudwater Combined School?
- Loudwater Combined School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Loudwater Combined School full?
- Loudwater Combined School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 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 Loudwater Combined School a faith school?
- No. Loudwater Combined School has no designated religious character.
- Does Loudwater Combined School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Loudwater Combined School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Loudwater Combined School'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 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Loudwater Combined School rank locally?
- Loudwater Combined School ranked 95th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Loudwater Combined School's absence rate?
- Loudwater Combined School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Loudwater Combined School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loudwater 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.