Holmer Green First School and Pre-School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Watchet Lane, High Wycombe, HP15 6UG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.3%
5.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
170
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
52 of 52 families who put it first got an offer
57
Places offered
116
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 52 | 52 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 5 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 116 | 57 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
60 places
All applicants offered
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
60 places
All applicants offered
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gillian Jones
- Address
- Watchet Lane, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6UG
- Phone
- 01494712050
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- The Missendens · Chesham and Amersham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110268
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
170 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 118 pupils
Attendance
96.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.