Wycombe High SchoolSt Michael's Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in High Wycombe.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Wycombe High School and St Michael's Catholic School in High Wycombe.
Wycombe High School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Michael's Catholic School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wycombe High School is ahead on our composite score.
Wycombe High School was judged Outstanding and St Michael's Catholic School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.9 for Wycombe High School and 49.1 for St Michael's Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wycombe High School (79.4 in 2021-22, 73.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High WycombeWycombe High School | High WycombeSt Michael's Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 19th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,361 | 2,355 | |
| Capacity | 1,265 | 2,220 | |
| Location | High Wycombe, HP11 1TB | High Wycombe, HP11 1PW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.9 Stronger figure | 49.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96.8% Stronger figure | 46.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.5% Stronger figure | 67.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.3% Stronger figure | 28.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.16 Stronger figure | 4.24 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 187 | 332 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 195 | 63 | |
| A-level average points | 42.2 Stronger figure | 19.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.4 Stronger figure | 22.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.7% Stronger figure | 2.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,361 | 2,355 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.0% | 17.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.6% | 35.5% | |
| SEN support | 1.3% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.9% Stronger figure | 18.4% | 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.
Wycombe High School
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