Hughenden Primary School, High Wycombe
Hughenden Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in High Wycombe, part of Kings Education Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 36 schools in High Wycombe with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hughenden Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Hughenden Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hughenden Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Hughenden Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hughenden Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hughenden Primary School are Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School (0.9 miles, Good, 90% reading, 82% maths); The Downley School (1.6 miles, 93% reading, 93% maths); Naphill and Walters Ash School (1.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 77% maths); and Widmer End Community Combined School (1.6 miles, Good, 97% reading, 87% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hughenden Primary School.
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined SchoolThe Downley SchoolNaphill and Walters Ash SchoolWidmer End Community Combined School
The trust
Hughenden Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Kings Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Asian (26%) and Mixed (10%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is High Wycombe Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Harrow PH (opposite), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hughenden Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hughenden Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hughenden Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2024. Before that, as Hughenden Primary School (URN 110328), it was rated Good in May 2022.
At a Glance
11.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hughenden Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hughenden Primary School.
- Friends at PlayAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Hughenden Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Buckinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hughenden Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hughenden Primary 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hughenden Primary School
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Your home postcode, set against Hughenden Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Hughenden Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Hughenden Primary School.
- Buckinghamshire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Hughenden Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Hughenden Primary School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
- How many families in Buckinghamshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
191 pupils
210 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - High Wycombe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for High Wycombe
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
10.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
201
Total Pupils
103
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
20.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,550
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,378
Per pupil
£1125k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
16.5%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Hughenden Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hughenden Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hughenden Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Hughenden Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hughenden Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2024. Before that, as Hughenden Primary School (URN 110328), it was rated Good in May 2022.
What is the catchment area for Hughenden Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hughenden Primary School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hughenden Primary School?
Hughenden Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Hughenden Primary School?
Classes at Hughenden Primary School average 25 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hughenden Primary School?
Hughenden Primary School has around 201 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hughenden Primary School?
6% of sessions were missed at Hughenden Primary School in 2024/25. 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hughenden Primary School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hughenden Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Hughenden Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Friends at Play (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hughenden Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hughenden Primary School?
Hughenden Primary School is at Spring Valley Drive, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)