Prestwood Infant School
Moat Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 9DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT LEARNERS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Great Learners Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 149687
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494862263
About this school
Prestwood Infant School is a primary academy in Great Missenden. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 156 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Prestwood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prestwood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 10.8% | 156 | — |
| Prestwood Junior School | 66% | 5% | 17.1% | 142 | 0.3 miles |
| Great Missenden CofE Combined School | 73% | 4.6% | 8.6% | 394 | 1.6 miles |
| Little Kingshill Combined School | 66% | 4% | 5.2% | 240 | 2.1 miles |
| Speen CofE VA School | — | 3.8% | 7% | 44 | 2.2 miles |
| Hughenden Primary School | 64% | 6% | 16.3% | 201 | 2.6 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)
- 10.78%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 14.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prestwood Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Great Missenden
-
Great Missenden CofE Combined School1.6 miles
Primary · Great Missenden
-
Little Kingshill Combined School2.1 miles
Primary · Great Missenden
-
Speen CofE VA School2.2 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
-
Hughenden Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in Great Missenden
- Great Missenden CofE Combined School Primary
- Lee Common Church of England School Primary
- Little Kingshill Combined School Primary
- Prestwood Junior School Primary
- The Misbourne School Secondary
- Gateway School Independent schools
- Missenden Abbey Adult Education College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Prestwood Infant School teach?
- Prestwood Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Great Missenden.
- Who is the headteacher of Prestwood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Prestwood Infant School is Mr Mike Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prestwood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prestwood Infant 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 big is Prestwood Infant School?
- Prestwood Infant School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Prestwood Infant School full?
- Prestwood Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 156 on roll (87%), 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 Prestwood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Prestwood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prestwood Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prestwood Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Prestwood Infant School?
- Prestwood Infant 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.
- What is Prestwood Infant School's absence rate?
- Prestwood Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prestwood Infant 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 Prestwood Infant 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 10 July 2026.