OFSTED
28 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
Cressex Co-operative Learning Partnership
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
766
766 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
394
51.4% of pupils
Male pupils
372
48.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.7 pts
above England
School
32.5%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
35.2 pts
above England
School
55.5%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Buckinghamshire
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
58.7%
450
White British
15.7%
120
Any other White background
6.4%
49
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
23
Any other Asian background
2.9%
22
African
2.2%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.9%
160 of
766 pupils
0.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.7
11.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.48 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.29 pts
higher than
England
School
7.50%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.18 pts
higher than
England
School
20.99%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.04%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.23 pts
higher than
England
School
2.04%
Buckinghamshire
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.4%
3.1 pts
above England
Cressex Community School
95.4%
Buckinghamshire
99.5%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.