The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Ofsted: Good
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
- Distance
- 1.6km away
The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
Local ranking29th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1069
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 11 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 174
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
56
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 172
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1072
- Boys
- 511 (49%)
- Girls
- 534 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1069 (98% full)
- SEND
- 15.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.6%
- EAL
- 26.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.0%
- SEN Support
- 10.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,102/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
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 30.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 28.6%
- White Other: 10.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.1%
- Asian Other: 4.3%
- Black African: 4.3%
- Mixed Other: 3.2%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
30.8%
White British
28.6%
Asian Pakistani
10.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hatters Lane
High Wycombe, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136858
- UKPRN
- 10033698
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- THE HIGHCREST ACADEMY
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