Sir William Ramsay School
Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, HP15 7UB
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Sir William Ramsay School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Garret Fay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,041
- Pupils on roll
- 1,027
- URN
- 137256
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
Sir William Ramsay School was a secondary academy in High Wycombe. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,027 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sir William Ramsay School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2011, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 36.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.40 to +0.01 | -0.45 -0.66 to -0.24 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 22.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 52.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 13% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Trends over time
How Sir William Ramsay 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 | 39.2 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,037 |
| 2023/24 | 1,027 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir William Ramsay School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 11% | 30% | 1,027 | — |
| Sir William Ramsay School | 35.4 | 11.6% | 33.8% | 984 | 0.1 miles |
| The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | 73.9 | 6.1% | 5.7% | 1,451 | 1.2 miles |
| The Highcrest Academy | 38.5 | 9.9% | 35.6% | 1,045 | 1.4 miles |
| Holmer Green Senior School | 47.1 | 7.5% | 11.1% | 1,244 | 1.4 miles |
| Wycombe High School | 73.9 | 5.5% | 8% | 1,371 | 2.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 29.5%
- Overall absence
- 11%
- Persistent absence
- 31.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sir William Ramsay School0.1 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe1.2 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
The Highcrest Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
Holmer Green Senior School1.4 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
Wycombe High School2.9 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- Cressex Community School Secondary
- Holmer Green Senior School Secondary
- John Hampden Grammar School Secondary
- Sir William Ramsay School Secondary
- The Highcrest Academy Secondary
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Secondary
- Wycombe High School Secondary
- Bowerdean Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Beechview Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sir William Ramsay School teach?
- Sir William Ramsay School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in High Wycombe.
- Has Sir William Ramsay School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sir William Ramsay 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 Sir William Ramsay School?
- Sir William Ramsay School had 1,027 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have Sir William Ramsay School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 36.2 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sir William Ramsay School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir William Ramsay 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 10 July 2024.