St Michael's Catholic School

Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1PW

Local ranking19th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire

Ofsted: Expected

All-through

Phase

2220

Capacity

3-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Michael's Catholic School (URN 110516) since 1 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Strong standard
Post-16 provision: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 68.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 85.0%
Writing (Expected): 78.0%
Maths (Expected): 80.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 85.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 60

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 49.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 46.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 67.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 28.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 332

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 99.0%
Continued in education: 96.0%
Apprenticeships: 1.0%
Employment: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 96.0%
Higher education: 78.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 10.0%
Not sustained: 0.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

19.7

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

22.0

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 2.6% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 19.3
16-18 Cohort: 214

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 2355
Boys: 1158 (48%)
Girls: 1256 (52%)
Capacity: 2220 (109% full)
SEND: 16.0%
FSM Eligible: 17.3%
EAL: 35.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.9%
SEN Support: 13.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 135.2
Budget per Pupil: £6,646/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 18.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 25.3%
Asian Pakistani: 17.7%
White Other: 16.9%
Black African: 8.3%
Asian Indian: 7.9%
Asian Other: 5.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.5%
Mixed Other: 3.2%

25.3%

White British

17.7%

Asian Pakistani

16.9%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01494535196

office@stmichaelscs.org

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Daws Hill Lane

High Wycombe, South East

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Administrative

URN: 149612
UKPRN: 10092142
Establishment No.: 4701
Trust: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

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