Marsh SchoolLoudwater Combined School

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

Summary of the comparison

Marsh School and Loudwater Combined School are primary schools in High Wycombe.

  • Marsh School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Loudwater Combined School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Loudwater Combined School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marsh School was judged the expected standard and Loudwater Combined School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Loudwater Combined School (77.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marsh School versus Loudwater Combined School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure High WycombeMarsh SchoolHigh WycombeLoudwater Combined SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking177th of 180 in Buckinghamshire 28th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll166 210
Capacity120 210
LocationHigh Wycombe, HP11 1RW High Wycombe, HP11 1JJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported62.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census166 210
Free school meals (ever 6)23.8% 23.8%
English as an additional language47.0% 25.2%
SEN support21.7% 9.5%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.2% 16.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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.

Marsh School

Loudwater Combined School

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