Kite Ridge School
Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head
- Mr Steven Sneesby
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 10
- Pupils on roll
- 10
- URN
- 138102
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494448497
About this school
Kite Ridge School is a special school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 10 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kite Ridge 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Kite Ridge 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 8 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chiltern Wood School0.0 miles
Special schools · High Wycombe
-
Wycombe Abbey1.0 miles
Independent schools · High Wycombe
-
Buckinghamshire New University1.1 miles
Universities · High Wycombe
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Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire1.1 miles
Special schools · High Wycombe
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Unity College1.3 miles
Special schools · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- Aspire Academies
- Chiltern Wood School Special 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 Kite Ridge School teach?
- Kite Ridge School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the head of Kite Ridge School?
- The head of Kite Ridge School is Mr Steven Sneesby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kite Ridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kite Ridge 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 Kite Ridge School?
- Kite Ridge School has 10 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Kite Ridge School full?
- Kite Ridge School has capacity for 10 pupils and 10 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Kite Ridge School a faith school?
- No. Kite Ridge School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kite Ridge School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kite Ridge School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.