West Wycombe School
Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT LEARNERS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Lee
- Sponsor
- Great Learners Trust
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 144338
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494523318
About this school
West Wycombe School is a primary academy in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Wycombe 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- 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 | 29 | 21 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 76% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 19% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 90% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 90% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 95% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 110.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| 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 West Wycombe 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 | 57% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Wycombe School compares
West Wycombe School ranked 72nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 8.4% | 28.6% | 154 | — |
| The Downley School | 71% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 350 | 1.1 miles |
| Millbrook Combined School | 42% | 8.1% | 30.4% | 628 | 1.2 miles |
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery | 50% | 6% | 31% | 235 | 1.6 miles |
| Castlefield School | 84% | 5.4% | 34.8% | 446 | 1.7 miles |
| The Disraeli School | 51% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 652 | 1.8 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 27 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Downley School1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Millbrook Combined School1.2 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Castlefield School1.7 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
The Disraeli School1.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
West Wycombe School ranks 16th 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 West Wycombe School teach?
- West Wycombe School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of West Wycombe School?
- The headteacher of West Wycombe School is Mrs Rachel Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Wycombe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Wycombe 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 West Wycombe School?
- West Wycombe School has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is West Wycombe School full?
- West Wycombe School has capacity for 210 pupils and 154 on roll (73%), 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 West Wycombe School a faith school?
- No. West Wycombe School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Wycombe School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records West Wycombe School as having no nursery classes.
- Is West Wycombe School part of an academy trust?
- West Wycombe School is part of GREAT LEARNERS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have West Wycombe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Wycombe School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- West Wycombe School ranked 72nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Wycombe School's absence rate?
- West Wycombe School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Wycombe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Wycombe 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 2026.