The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeThe Highcrest Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Wycombe.
Summary of the comparison
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and The Highcrest Academy are secondary schools in High Wycombe.
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Highcrest Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe is ahead on our composite score.
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe was judged Good and The Highcrest Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.9 for The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and 38.5 for The Highcrest Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (76.5 in 2021-22, 73.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Highcrest Academy (42.2 in 2021-22, 38.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High WycombeThe Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | High WycombeThe Highcrest Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 29th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,409 | 1,072 | |
| Capacity | 1,371 | 1,069 | |
| Location | High Wycombe, HP13 6QT | High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.9 Stronger figure | 38.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97.6% Stronger figure | 27.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 53.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 94.7% Stronger figure | 25.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.18 Stronger figure | 3.32 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 207 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 203 | 56 | |
| A-level average points | 46.2 Stronger figure | 27.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 46.2 Stronger figure | 27.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 47.7% Stronger figure | 13.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,409 | 1,072 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.7% | 35.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 29.5% | 26.0% | |
| SEN support | 6.6% | 10.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 5.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.3% Stronger figure | 27.1% | 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.
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
The Highcrest Academy
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