Holmer Green Senior School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.481 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Holmer Green Senior School is a secondary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Holmer Green Senior 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.481 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.884 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.47 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.642 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 3.667 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 3.537 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 2.587 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.177 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 2.431 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.481 miles away, the 5th shortest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 9 years with a published distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 186 first-choice applications for 209 offers; 163 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest 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
- Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, safe and well supported in the school.”
- “Pupils benefit positively from a wide range of opportunities that enhance their personal development.”
- “Staff ensure that all pupils, particularly the most disadvantaged, can participate fully in all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “There is some variability in how effectively pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported to access learning in their lessons.”
- “Sometimes, younger pupils, including those with SEND, do not have sufficient opportunities to improve the accuracy and fluency of their writing.”
- “Sometimes, these checks are not effective.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.1 | 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: 186 first-preference applications, 209 offers in total, 163 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.
- Sir William Ramsay School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Misbourne School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Highcrest Academy 2.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wycombe High School 4.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- John Hampden Grammar School 4.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chiltern Hills Academy 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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