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EnglandSouth EastBuckinghamshireHP11 1PWSt Michael's Catholic School
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St Michael's Catholic School

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Buckinghamshire · High Wycombe · HP11 1PW www.stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk

Pupils
2,355
cap. 2,220
Ages
3 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
68%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
28%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1408.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,355
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
68%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
28%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1408.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,355
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Michael's Catholic School · All-through · Buckinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
68%
-10pp
78%73%68%
'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
13%
-2pp
15%14%13%
'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
55%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
68%
-2pp
70%69%68%
'24'25
'25 · 68%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
46%
-3pp
49%48%46%
'24'25
'25 · 46%
Attainment 8
49.1
+0.8
49.148.748.3
'24'25
'25 · 49.1
EBacc entry
28%
-10pp
38%33%28%
'24'25
'25 · 28%
EBacc APS
1408.8
+157.8
1408.81329.91251.0
'24'25
'25 · 1408.8
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

A-level APS
19.7
+1.1
19.719.118.6
'24'25
'25 · 19.7
A-level value added
-0.57
0
-0.5-0.5-0.6
'24'25
'25 · -0.6
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
3%
+3pp
3%1%0%
'24'25
'25 · 3%
Average A-level grade
D
0
DDD
'24'25
'25 · D
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,355
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1PW
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%13%85%55%78%17%80%38%88%85%109.0107.0107.016%2,355
2023/2478%15%85%50%83%15%93%43%95%80%109.0108.0106.015%2,201

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2568%46%49.1Not applicable28%1408.829%2,355
2023/2470%49%48.3+0.3338%1251.039%2,201

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2519.7D-0.573%67
2023/2418.6D-0.520%47

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,35518.216%36%17%7%18%
2023/242,20119.315%37%15%7%21%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.