West Wycombe School, High Wycombe

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades West Wycombe School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a suitably broad, ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge effectively over time."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children have a positive a start in the early years and are well prepared for Year 1."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has high expectations of each pupil, no matter what their need is."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school has gone through a period of significant change recently, including changes in leadership."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff help pupils to be confident and kind citizens who respect other people's differences."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance is below the national average and has been for some time."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders need to further develop staff expertise in checking learning and using the information from their checks to address gaps and misconceptions, so that pupils consistently understand and use the knowledge they have been taught"; "Leaders should continue to ensure tasks given to pupils are adapted as appropriate to build and deepen all pupils' understanding, based on what they already know"; "Leaders need to make sure that pupils' attendance continues to rise to at least the national average for all groups".

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 95% of Year 6 pupils at West Wycombe School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% 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 (90% in reading, 90% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put West Wycombe School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to West Wycombe School are The Downley School (1.1 miles, 93% reading, 93% maths); Millbrook Combined School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 60% maths); Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery (1.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 53% maths); and Castlefield School (1.7 miles, Good, 94% reading, 92% maths).

West Wycombe School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

West Wycombe School is one of 11 schools run by Great Learners Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about West Wycombe School (as of September 2026): 46% would recommend the school, 58% say their child is happy there and 22% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (58%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (22%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (22.7%) received SEN support and 5 (3.2%) 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 Saunderton Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Swan Inn (adjacent), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, other theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).

In 2024/25, West Wycombe School issued 6 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.