Cressex Community School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Cressex Community School is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 766 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and families value this school highly.”
- “Pupils are keen to play an active role within the school community.”
- “This is because they appreciate the actions of staff to improve the life chances of every pupil.”
To improve
- “While the curriculum is well developed in many subjects, improvements to a small number have more recently been made.”
- “Leaders have rightly identified this work as a priority to ensure pupils learn well across the full curriculum.”
- “However, the number of pupils studying a GCSE in a modern foreign language has remained low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 168 first-preference applications, 145 offers in total, 106 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2017 to 2026, as Buckinghamshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- John Hampden Grammar School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wycombe High School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Great Marlow School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Highcrest Academy 2.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sir William Ramsay School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published