Kings Wood School and Nursery

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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)

0.81

0.53

All

2.06

0.68

0.82

0.63

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Kings Wood School and Nursery is a primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Kings Wood School and Nursery 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	0.627 mi
Reception 2024	0.819 mi
Reception 2023	0.675 mi
Reception 2022	2.057 mi
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	0.529 mi
Reception 2019	0.810 mi
Reception 2018	0.710 mi

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

What the figures show

32.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 50 first-choice applications for 53 offers, but places ran out in 7 of the 8 earlier years.
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Hollis Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7UN
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 446 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.6

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and safe at this vibrant school.”
“They talk confidently about how they are supported with their mental health and well-being.”
“Pupils know how to use technology safely, including staying safe online.”

To improve

“However, in some other subject areas, such as writing and early reading, pupils do not develop their understanding securely.”
“Too many pupils have gaps in their knowledge and the school’s progress to address this has been too slow.”
“As a result, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should by the end of key stage 2.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2025 (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)	54%	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: 50 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 50 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.

Hannah Ball Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ash Hill Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Highworth Combined School and Nursery 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
Beechview Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
Tylers Green Middle School 0.9 mi Not judged
Manor Farm Community Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Manor Farm Junior School 1.1 mi Not judged