Hamilton Academy

Primary · Academy converter · 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, 2018–2026 (miles)

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Hamilton Academy is a primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Hamilton 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
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	Not published
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, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 had 68 first-choice applications for 73 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Free school meal eligibility stands at 23.6% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire is 27.7%.

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: Priory Avenue, High Wycombe, HP13 6SG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 643 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.8

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 25 April 2024

Strengths

“This is a school full of smiling pupils.”
“Pupils’ behaviour on both sites is rightly a source of pride for the adults.”
“Staff set high expectations for pupils.”

To improve

“In some foundation subjects, staff are still getting to grips with the new curriculum content.”
“Occasionally, subject knowledge is not as strong as it could be.”
“Sometimes, teachers plan activities that do not support pupils to learn the identified knowledge well enough.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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)	59%	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: 68 first-preference applications, 73 offers in total, 68 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.

High Wycombe Church of England Combined School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Disraeli School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Oakridge School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Hannah Ball Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Abbey View Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Kings Wood School and Nursery 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Highworth Combined School and Nursery 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
Millbrook Combined School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published