Chiltern Wood School
Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Chapman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 231
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 110578
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494532621
About this school
Chiltern Wood School is a community special school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chiltern Wood School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 May 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 18 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.10 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Chiltern Wood 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 | 0% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.21%
- English as an additional language
- 28.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.84%
- Persistent absence
- 41.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kite Ridge School0.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · High Wycombe
-
Wycombe Abbey1.0 miles
Independent schools · High Wycombe
-
Buckinghamshire New University1.1 miles
Universities · High Wycombe
-
Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire1.1 miles
Special schools · High Wycombe
-
Unity College1.2 miles
Special schools · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- Aspire Academies
- Kite Ridge School Local authority maintained schools
- Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire Special schools
- Unity College Special 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
Common questions
- What ages does Chiltern Wood School teach?
- Chiltern Wood School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Chiltern Wood School?
- The headteacher of Chiltern Wood School is Mrs Rachel Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chiltern Wood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chiltern Wood 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 Chiltern Wood School?
- Chiltern Wood School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Chiltern Wood School full?
- Chiltern Wood School has capacity for 231 pupils and 228 on roll (99%), 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 Chiltern Wood School a faith school?
- No. Chiltern Wood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Chiltern Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Chiltern Wood School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chiltern Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Chiltern Wood School's absence rate?
- Chiltern Wood School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chiltern Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chiltern Wood 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.