Castlefield School

Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

45.16

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Castlefield School is a primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Castlefield School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	45.16 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
27.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: The Middle Way, High Wycombe, HP12 3LE
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 446 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 27.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 9 May 2024

Strengths

“Parents and pupils describe Castlefield as a ‘wonderful place to learn’.”
“Staff have created an ambitious and inclusive environment.”
“Pupils are happy and achieve well.”

To improve

“However, in some lessons staff do not always check as carefully as they could, whether pupils have understood the learning or not.”
“As a result, some pupils’ mistakes and misunderstandings are not identified as quickly as they could be.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	84%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Oakridge School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Chepping View Primary Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Millbrook Combined School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Disraeli School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hamilton Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Downley School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published