Holmer Green Senior SchoolThe Misbourne School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Holmer Green Senior School and The Misbourne School are secondary schools.
Holmer Green Senior School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Misbourne School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holmer Green Senior School is ahead on our composite score.
Holmer Green Senior School was judged the expected standard and The Misbourne School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.1 for Holmer Green Senior School and 50.8 for The Misbourne School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Holmer Green Senior School (51.3 in 2021-22, 47.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Misbourne School (49.8 in 2021-22, 50.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High WycombeHolmer Green Senior School | Great MissendenThe Misbourne School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 20th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,240 | 1,126 | |
| Capacity | 878 | 1,096 | |
| Location | High Wycombe, HP15 6SP | Great Missenden, HP16 0BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.1 | 50.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.2% Stronger figure | 52.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.4% | 76.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.6% Stronger figure | 16.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.32 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 203 | 169 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 73 | 89 | |
| A-level average points | 32.5 Stronger figure | 31.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.3 Stronger figure | 32.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.5% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,240 | 1,126 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.1% | 12.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.7% | 5.7% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.2% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.2% Stronger figure | 29.8% | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
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.
Holmer Green Senior School
The Misbourne School
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