Kings Wood School and Nursery
Hollis Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7UN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janice Freeman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 133756
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494521401
About this school
Kings Wood School and Nursery is a community primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kings Wood School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 50% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 58% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 62% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 65% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Kings Wood School and Nursery 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 | 42% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 461 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Wood School and Nursery compares
Kings Wood School and Nursery ranked 114th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.6% | 35.7% | 446 | — |
| Hannah Ball Academy | 78% | 7.1% | 35.2% | 176 | 0.5 miles |
| Highworth Combined School and Nursery | 86% | 6.1% | 27.6% | 455 | 0.6 miles |
| Beechview Academy | 50% | 7.7% | 44.7% | 183 | 0.7 miles |
| Tylers Green Middle School | 69% | 3.8% | 11.9% | 255 | 0.9 miles |
| Manor Farm Community Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7% | 132 | 1.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.73%
- English as an additional language
- 34.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 18.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hannah Ball Academy0.5 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Highworth Combined School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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Beechview Academy0.7 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Tylers Green Middle School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Manor Farm Community Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Kings Wood School and Nursery ranks 28th 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 Kings Wood School and Nursery teach?
- Kings Wood School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Wood School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Kings Wood School and Nursery is Mrs Janice Freeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kings Wood School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Wood School and Nursery, 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 Kings Wood School and Nursery?
- Kings Wood School and Nursery has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kings Wood School and Nursery full?
- Kings Wood School and Nursery has capacity for 460 pupils and 446 on roll (97%), 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 Kings Wood School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Kings Wood School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Wood School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kings Wood School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Kings Wood School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Kings Wood School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kings Wood School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Wood School and Nursery compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Kings Wood School and Nursery ranked 114th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Wood School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Kings Wood School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Wood School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Wood School and Nursery'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 1 July 2026.