SCHOOL PROFILE

Wycombe High School

Secondary Academy converter URN 136723
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,265 Published school capacity
Capacity used 108.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

30 April 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character —
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Trust WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,371 1,371 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 1,371 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.1%
15.7 pts below England
School 9.1%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.7%
0.4 pts above England
School 20.7%
Buckinghamshire 18.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.7%
2.7 pts above England
School 3.7%
Buckinghamshire 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
29.8%
409
Indian
22.2%
304
Pakistani
19.0%
261
Any other Asian background
6.8%
93
Any other White background
4.9%
67
White and Asian
3.6%
50
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 1.5% 21 of 1,371 pupils
19.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 1.5%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 1.3% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 13.5 pts below
EHC plans 0.2% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 5.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

73.9 34.7 pts above England
School 73.9
Buckinghamshire 46.7
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 96.8% England 36.0% 60.8 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 99.5% England 51.4% 48.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 96.3% England 30.6% 65.7 pts above England
EBacc average point score 7.16 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.90 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.71 pts lower than England
School 5.51%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.05 pts higher than England
School 17.87%
Buckinghamshire 14.74%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.86 pts lower than England
School 0.94%
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

108.4% 16.1 pts above England
Wycombe High School
108.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information