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Wooburn Green Primary School, High Wycombe

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Wooburn Green Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in High Wycombe, part of Great Learners Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 36 schools in High Wycombe with published results, and 2,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 77% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Wooburn Green Primary School in detail

Wooburn Green Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a one form entry primary school, with an attached preschool, where great learning happens every day."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, yoga, dance, choir, Lego and art.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 6pm and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Buckinghamshire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)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, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Wooburn Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% 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 (91% in reading, 82% in maths).

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

Getting a place at Wooburn Green Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Wooburn Green Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 Wooburn Green Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wooburn Green Primary School are Juniper Hill School (0.9 miles, Good, 85% reading, 77% maths); St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn (1 mile, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths); Holtspur School & Pre-School (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 77% maths); and Carrington Junior School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, 77% reading, 75% maths).

Wooburn Green Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Juniper Hill SchoolSt Paul's Church of England Combined School, WooburnHoltspur School & Pre-SchoolCarrington Junior School

The trust

Wooburn Green Primary 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.

All 11 schools in Great Learners Trust

Staffing

Wooburn Green Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bourne End Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wycombe Lane (opp 87), 140 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Wooburn Green Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wooburn Green Primary School are E-Act Bourne End Academy (1.3 miles) and Beaconsfield High School (1.8 miles).

E-Act Bourne End AcademyBeaconsfield High School

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 workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 GIAS
Head:Mr Sam Kaye
Pupils:177
LA:Buckinghamshire
Phone:01628521634
Address:School Road, Wooburn Green, High Wycombe, HP10 0HF
Trust:GREAT LEARNERS TRUST (11 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 4 May 2022View full report
URN:145495
UKPRN:10066584
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Beaconsfield
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

24.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+1ppWriting+26pp

Reading has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 90% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

22.1

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

24.8

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wooburn Green Primary School.

  • JR Wooburn GreenAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Wooburn Green 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

Wycombe Lane (opp 87)
137m · 2 min walk
Holtspur Avenue (o/s 58)
351m · 6 min walk
Glory Mill Lane (opp)
448m · 7 min walk
Windsor Hill (o/s 15)
467m · 8 min walk
The Red Lion PH (adj)
468m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

3 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.

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Wooburn Green Primary School for 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

77%

Available places

161 pupils

210 places

49 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - High Wycombe

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,632
Projected new pupils:658

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for High Wycombe

Across Buckinghamshire council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

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

Inspection History(2)

4 May 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
30 November 2016
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

26

SEN Support

6

EHC Plans

18.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
55.4%
Asian
16.4%
Black
2.8%
Mixed
14.0%
Other
3.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals24.3%
English as Additional Language20.3%

177

Total Pupils

88

Boys

89

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

12.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,425

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,800

Per pupil

£1048k

Total funding

£70k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£77,776
EAL funding£8,427
Lump sum£148,638

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.1%

Overall absence

19.6%

Persistent absence

153

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)19.6%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

5.0%
18/19
4.5%
20/21
8.9%
21/22
8.9%
22/23
7.5%
23/24
6.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Wooburn Green Primary School

What are SATs results like at Wooburn Green Primary School?

Of the pupils at Wooburn Green Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

What is Wooburn Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Wooburn Green Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2016 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Wooburn Green Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Wooburn Green 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 Wooburn Green Primary School?

Wooburn Green Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Wooburn Green Primary School?

Classes at Wooburn Green Primary School average 22.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Wooburn Green Primary School?

Wooburn Green Primary School has around 177 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Wooburn Green Primary School?

6.1% of sessions were missed at Wooburn Green Primary School in 2024/25. 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wooburn Green Primary School?

Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wooburn Green 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 Wooburn Green Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: JR Wooburn Green (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 Wooburn Green Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Wooburn Green Primary School?

Wooburn Green Primary School is at School Road, Wooburn Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 0HF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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