Sir William Ramsay School | School performance

48%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

20%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

573.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,033

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

39%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

20%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

573.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,033

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

39%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

26%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

35.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

20%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

573.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,033

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

39%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBuckinghamshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Sir William Ramsay School · Secondary with sixth form · Buckinghamshire

Part ofINSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

48%

48%48%48%

'25

'25 · 48%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

26%

26%26%26%

'25

'25 · 26%

Attainment 8

35.4

35.435.435.4

'25

'25 · 35.4

EBacc entry

20%

20%20%20%

'25

'25 · 20%

EBacc APS

573.2

573.2573.2573.2

'25

'25 · 573.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

22.6

22.622.622.6

'25

'25 · 22.6

A-level value added

-0.56

-0.6-0.6-0.6

'25

'25 · -0.6

Average A-level grade

D+

DDD

'25

'25 · D+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,033

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

30%

FSM eligible

34%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

39%

Contact

Address

Rose Avenue, High Wycombe, HP15 7UB

Local authority

Buckinghamshire

Website

www.swr.school

Telephone

01494815211

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	48%	26%	35.4	Not applicable	20%	573.2	25%	1,033
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	22.6	D+	-0.56	Suppressed	34

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,033	22.1	21%	30%	34%	12%	39%
2023/24	—	—	—	—	—	15%	52%