Wycombe High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 136723
- Address
- Marlow Road, HP11 1TB
- Website
- http://www.whs.bucks.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1322 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.6%
White British 37.1%
Pakistani 18.9%
Indian 18.4%
Mixed 7.1%
Other Asian 5.3%
Other White 4.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Chinese 1.7%
African 1.6%
Other 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 98%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 74.6
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.16
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 35 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 178 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 179 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 61 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 179 |
| French | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Wycombe High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 183
- 3rd preference
- 131
- From another Local Authority
- 176
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 0 189 |
| Year 8 | 192 0 192 |
| Year 9 | 193 0 193 |
| Year 10 | 186 0 186 |
| Year 11 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 12 | 198 0 198 |
| Year 13 | 184 0 184 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 90.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 3.0% 22.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 89.0% 62.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 4.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 3.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 94.0% 77.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 68.0% 43.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 2.2% |