Holmer Green Junior School, High Wycombe
Holmer Green Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in High Wycombe. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 36 schools in High Wycombe with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 105% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Capacity
- Full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Holmer Green Junior School in detail
Holmer Green Junior School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and guitar.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 2 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10.30am, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 10am and an admissions event on Friday 27 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Buckinghamshire
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Holmer Green Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 75% in maths).
Getting a place at Holmer Green Junior School
Buckinghamshire published that the last place offered for 2021 entry went to a family 0.778 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Admissions history and your chances at Holmer Green Junior School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holmer Green Junior School are Holmer Green First School and Pre-School (0.5 miles, Good); Little Kingshill Combined School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 81% maths); Curzon Church of England Combined School (1.2 miles, 96% reading, 88% maths); and Cedar Park School & Nursery (1.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Holmer Green Junior School.
Holmer Green First School and Pre-SchoolLittle Kingshill Combined SchoolCurzon Church of England Combined SchoolCedar Park School & Nursery
Who goes there
9.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Asian (7%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Great Missenden Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Bat & Ball PH (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holmer Green Junior School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 15 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
Holmer Green Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holmer Green Junior School are Holmer Green Senior School (0.4 miles) and Sir William Ramsay School (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 0.778 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from September 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
9.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.3
Avg class size
31.3
KS2
8
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Holmer Green Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Holmer Green Junior School.
- Quackers Out of School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Creation Station High Wycombe NorthAt the school · Not yet graded
Nurseries
Quackers Out of School Club is at Holmer Green Junior School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Holmer Green Junior School, with their latest published grades:
- Village Centre Pre-school - Pre-school, 0.2 milesOfsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Blue Willow Day Nursery Holmer Green Ltd - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted report card, 19 May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Poppies Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 30 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The House that Jack Built Day Nursery - Day nursery, 1.0 milesOfsted, 4 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Growth Academy wrap around care - Day nursery, 1.2 miles
Term dates
Holmer Green Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Holmer Green Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Holmer Green Junior School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Holmer Green Junior School
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
105%
Over capacity
251 pupils
240 places
11 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the High Wycombe Primary planning area (Buckinghamshire) will have 740 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
37
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
19.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
250
Total Pupils
135
Boys
115
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,959
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,152
Per pupil
£1355k
Total funding
£33k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
6.3%
Persistent absence
256
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Holmer Green Junior School
Questions parents ask about Holmer Green Junior School
What are SATs results like at Holmer Green Junior School?
Of the pupils at Holmer Green Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Holmer Green Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Holmer Green Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2022, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in September 2012, it was rated Good.
How close to Holmer Green Junior School do you need to live?
Buckinghamshire published how far from Holmer Green Junior School the last place offered went, in miles: 4.662 for 2020 entry, then 0.778 for 2021 entry. The cut-off tightened by 3.884 miles between 2020 and 2021 entry.
Is it hard to get a place at Holmer Green Junior School?
Holmer Green Junior School was full in 2025, at 105% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at Holmer Green Junior School?
Classes at Holmer Green Junior School average 31.3 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Holmer Green Junior School?
Holmer Green Junior School has around 250 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Holmer Green Junior School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Holmer Green Junior School in 2024/25. 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Holmer Green Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Quackers Out of School Club (registered, not yet graded) and The Creation Station High Wycombe North (registered, not yet graded).
What are Holmer Green Junior School's term dates?
Holmer Green Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Holmer Green Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Holmer Green Junior School?
Holmer Green Junior School is at The Common, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6TD.
Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets; Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)