The Highcrest Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
- Distance
- 1.6km away
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Local ranking11th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1371
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 9 October 2019. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 71.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 96.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 97.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 203
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 97.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
A-
Avg A-Level Grade
46.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
46.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
203
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 47.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 407
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1409
- Boys
- 1411 (97%)
- Girls
- 40 (3%)
- Capacity
- 1371 (106% full)
- SEND
- 7.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.7%
- EAL
- 29.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.5%
- SEN Support
- 6.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 78.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,495/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Boarding school
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 38.9%
- Asian Indian: 18.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 14.7%
- Asian Other: 8.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.8%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Asian Chinese: 2.0%
38.9%
White British
18.8%
Asian Indian
14.7%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136484
- UKPRN
- 10033016
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL HIGH WYCOMBE
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