The Highcrest Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.067 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The Highcrest Academy is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Highcrest Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.067 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.905 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.528 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.543 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.501 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.72 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.23 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.975 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.109 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 0.846 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.067 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2017, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 187 first-choice applications for 172 offers: 123 offers went to first-choice families, and 64 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,045 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “This is a kind, happy and welcoming school.”
- “Parents are supportive of the school and staff are proud to work here.”
- “Pupils regularly meet the school’s high expectations for behaviour.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that examination outcomes have not been strong enough recently.”
- “However, the school’s work to embed the most effective curriculum practice across the whole school requires more time to have their full impact.”
- “However, there are times when the school is not clear on the expectations that pupils must meet from Year 7 onwards in order to secure strong examination results.”
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
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: 187 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 123 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Sir William Ramsay School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wycombe High School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- John Hampden Grammar School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cressex Community School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holmer Green Senior School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Marlow School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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