Sir William Ramsay School

Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, HP15 7UB

Secondary

Phase

1041

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 29 February 2024 and continues as Sir William Ramsay School (URN 150611) (opened 1 March 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

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GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 36.2 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 22.4% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 52.1% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 13.0% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 3.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 192

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Continued in education: 92.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Higher education: 61.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 23.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

Avg A-Level Grade

21.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

23.1

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 27.3
16-18 Cohort: 93

Pupil Demographics

2023-24

Total Pupils: 1027
Boys: 513 (50%)
Girls: 514 (50%)
Capacity: 1041 (99% full)
SEND: 20.4%
FSM Eligible: 30.0%
EAL: 29.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.9%
SEN Support: 15.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 57.2

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

Overall Absence Rate: 11.0% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 31.3% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24

White British: 43.9%
Asian Pakistani: 18.4%
White Other: 10.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.7%
Black African: 4.0%
Mixed Other: 3.4%
Asian Other: 2.9%
Black Caribbean: 2.6%

43.9%

White British

18.4%

Asian Pakistani

10.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Rose Avenue

High Wycombe, South East

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Administrative

URN: 137256
UKPRN: 10034746
Establishment No.: 4084

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