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Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Buckinghamshire

Cryers Hill Road, High Wycombe, HP15 6JP

Website 01494713159

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

84%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.5%

5.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

451

Capacity used

Nearly full

96%

472 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

84%

1st preference success rate

58 of 69 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

133

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6958● 84%
2nd preference322● 6%
3rd preference140● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)180● 0%
Total1336045%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
84%
2025

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

No limit

Everyone who applied got in

60 places

All applicants offered

September 2025 entry

5.47 km

Furthest child offered under "Distance"

60 places

All timely applicants offered up to Rule 3 (Siblings), Rule 4 (Feeder Preschool) and Rule 6 (catchment)

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
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Suzanne Best
Address
Cryers Hill Road, Cryers Hill, High Wycombe, HP15 6JP
Phone
01494713159
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Ridgeway East · Mid Buckinghamshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145245

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support10%——
47% boys (213)53% girls (238)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: KINGS EDUCATION TRUST

451 pupils · 472 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    30 June 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 327 pupils

Attendance

96.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
9%
21/22
7%
22/23
9%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths64%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard61%
+28% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard63%
-9% vs England
Greater depth6%
-7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard82%
+8% vs England
Higher standard35%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard47%
+17% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

642019672023642024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.