Pipers Corner School
Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, HP15 6LP
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 598
- URN
- 110545
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494718255
About this school
Pipers Corner School is a Church of England girls' independent school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 598 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Pipers Corner School under its current framework. 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
Pipers Corner School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1947, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 79 | 75 | 85 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | 34.5 | 33.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
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 Pipers Corner 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 | 35.8 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.5 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.9 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 613 |
| 2023/24 | 618 |
| 2024/25 | 617 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 72
Location
Nearby schools
-
Godstowe Preparatory School2.4 miles
Independent schools · High Wycombe
-
Unity College2.5 miles
Special schools · High Wycombe
-
Aspire2.5 miles
Academies · High Wycombe
-
Missenden Abbey Adult Education College2.8 miles
Other types · Great Missenden
-
Buckinghamshire New University2.9 miles
Universities · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- Crown House School Independent schools
- Godstowe Preparatory School Independent schools
- Wycombe Abbey Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Pipers Corner School teach?
- Pipers Corner School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Pipers Corner School?
- The headteacher of Pipers Corner School is Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pipers Corner School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pipers Corner 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 big is Pipers Corner School?
- Pipers Corner School has 598 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Pipers Corner School full?
- Pipers Corner School has capacity for 630 pupils and 598 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 Pipers Corner School a faith school?
- Yes. Pipers Corner School is designated Church of England.
- How have Pipers Corner School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.8 in 2022/23 and 33.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pipers Corner School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pipers Corner 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 24 July 2026.