The Highcrest Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong
No graded inspection
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
27.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,069 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
129 of 194 families who put it first got an offer
169
Places offered
458
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 194 | 129 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 99 | 23 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 13 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 78 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 458 | 169 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
1.72 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
Band A - All applicants offered. Band B - All applicants offered under rule 2 (Siblings), and some allocated under rule 3 (Distance) to 1.067 miles. Band C - All applicants offered under rule 2 (Siblings), and some allocated under rule 3 (Distance) to 1.029 miles. Band D - All applicants offered under rule 2 (Siblings), and some allocated under rule 3 (Distance) to 0.602 miles.
September 2025 entry
4.68 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
Band A (Banding test scores 121-140) - All applicants offered under rule 2 (siblings) and some offered under rule 3 (distance) to 2.905 miles. Band B (Banding test scores 108-120) - All applicants offered under rule 2 (siblings) and some offered under rule 3 (distance) to 1.023 miles. Band C (Banding test scores 99-108) - All applicants offered under rule 2 (siblings) and some offered under rule 3 (distance) to 0.689 miles. Band D (Banding test scores 70-98) - All applicants offered under rule 2 (siblings) and some offered under rule 3 (distance) to 0.529 miles
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Glen Burke
- Address
- Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
- Phone
- 01494529866
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Totteridge & Bowerdean · Wycombe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136858
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HIGHCREST ACADEMY
1,045 pupils · 1,069 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 922 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.50 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.94 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.71 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13% | 17% |
| A-level students | 56 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 171 | 10% | 36% | 63% | |
| English Language | 171 | 8% | 36% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 171 | 7% | 39% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 124 | 0% | 12% | 34% | |
| History | 89 | 11% | 27% | 39% | |
| Geography | 82 | 10% | 30% | 41% | |
| Business | 77 | 5% | 27% | 47% | |
| Social Studies | 50 | 4% | 38% | 40% | |
| Biology | 47 | 23% | 72% | 96% | |
| Physics | 46 | 26% | 74% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 26% | 67% | 91% | |
| Computer Science | 39 | 8% | 15% | 38% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 0% | 11% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 19 | 5% | 16% | 37% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Law | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 13% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Textiles | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 16557: Highcrest Community School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1.7 km — based on the last distance offered, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.