Aspire, High Wycombe

Across Buckinghamshire, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 716 appeals against secondary school offers; 537 reached a hearing and 67 succeeded (12.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Aspire are The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (0.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 71.9); The Highcrest Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42); St Michael's Catholic School (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 48.7); and Wycombe High School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.2).

Aspire is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 22 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 50% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college.

58.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (32.4%) received SEN support and 69 (67.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is High Wycombe Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maybrook Gardens (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aspire stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 335 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Aspire are Hamilton Academy (0.3 miles), Hannah Ball Academy (0.6 miles), High Wycombe Church of England Combined School (0.7 miles) and Kings Wood School and Nursery (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.