High Wycombe Church of England Combined SchoolHamilton Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Wycombe.

Summary of the comparison

High Wycombe Church of England Combined School and Hamilton Academy are primary schools in High Wycombe.

  • High Wycombe Church of England Combined School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hamilton Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). High Wycombe Church of England Combined School is ahead on our composite score.

  • High Wycombe Church of England Combined School was judged Good and Hamilton Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for High Wycombe Church of England Combined School and 59.0% for Hamilton Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at High Wycombe Church of England Combined School (72.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hamilton Academy (65.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

High Wycombe Church of England Combined School versus Hamilton Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure High WycombeHigh Wycombe Church of England Combined SchoolHigh WycombeHamilton AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking44th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure84th of 180 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll210 656
Capacity210 628
LocationHigh Wycombe, HP11 2JU High Wycombe, HP13 6SG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 656
Free school meals (ever 6)17.1% 22.5%
English as an additional language29.5% 58.5%
SEN support12.4% 8.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% Stronger figure6.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% Stronger figure20.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

High Wycombe Church of England Combined School

Hamilton Academy

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