Highworth Combined School and NurseryKings Wood School and Nursery

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

Summary of the comparison

Highworth Combined School and Nursery and Kings Wood School and Nursery are primary schools in High Wycombe.

  • Highworth Combined School and Nursery scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Kings Wood School and Nursery scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Highworth Combined School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Highworth Combined School and Nursery was judged Good and Kings Wood School and Nursery was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 86.0% for Highworth Combined School and Nursery and 54.0% for Kings Wood School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Highworth Combined School and Nursery (77.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Kings Wood School and Nursery (42.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Highworth Combined School and Nursery versus Kings Wood School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure High WycombeHighworth Combined School and NurseryHigh WycombeKings Wood School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking13th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure115th of 180 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll457 457
Capacity392 460
LocationHigh Wycombe, HP13 7PH High Wycombe, HP13 7UN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard86.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census457 457
Free school meals (ever 6)27.6% 35.7%
English as an additional language38.5% 34.4%
SEN support14.2% 25.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.8% Stronger figure18.7% 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.

Highworth Combined School and Nursery

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