Millbrook Combined School
Mill End Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Newton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 696
- Pupils on roll
- 628
- URN
- 131815
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494524791
About this school
Millbrook Combined School is a community primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 628 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millbrook Combined 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 85 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 42% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 56% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 71% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Millbrook 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 | 43% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 685 |
| 2023/24 | 694 |
| 2024/25 | 690 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millbrook Combined School compares
Millbrook Combined School ranked 135th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 8.1% | 30.4% | 628 | — |
| Oakridge School | 64% | 7.1% | 31.3% | 452 | 0.7 miles |
| The Disraeli School | 51% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 652 | 0.7 miles |
| The Downley School | 71% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 350 | 0.8 miles |
| Castlefield School | 84% | 5.4% | 34.8% | 446 | 0.8 miles |
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery | 50% | 6% | 31% | 235 | 1.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.36%
- English as an additional language
- 52.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.05%
- Persistent absence
- 26.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakridge School0.7 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
The Disraeli School0.7 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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The Downley School0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Castlefield School0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Millbrook Combined School ranks 35th 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 ages does Millbrook Combined School teach?
- Millbrook Combined School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Millbrook Combined School?
- The headteacher of Millbrook Combined School is Mr Ian Newton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millbrook Combined School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millbrook 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 many pupils are at Millbrook Combined School?
- Millbrook Combined School has 628 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Millbrook Combined School full?
- Millbrook Combined School has capacity for 696 pupils and 628 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Millbrook Combined School a faith school?
- No. Millbrook Combined School has no designated religious character.
- Does Millbrook Combined School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millbrook Combined School as having nursery classes.
- How have Millbrook Combined School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millbrook Combined School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Millbrook Combined School ranked 135th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millbrook Combined School's absence rate?
- Millbrook Combined School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millbrook Combined School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millbrook 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 30 June 2026.