Great Missenden CofE Combined School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Great Missenden, 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: every applicant was offered a place.
Great Missenden CofE Combined School is a primary school in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 April 2022. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Great Missenden CofE Combined 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 | 4.405 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.427 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.254 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 4.766 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.111 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 1.666 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out and a last distance was published in 6 of the 8 earlier years.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 2nd highest of 4 schools: this one and the 3 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire that have results.
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
- Church Street, Great Missenden, HP16 0AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 394 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “They are polite and well mannered and are keen to share their positive experiences of school.”
- “Pupils say they feel safe because they know the adults in the school keep them safe.”
To improve
- “A small minority of parents feel that bullying is not appropriately addressed by leaders.”
- “Some subject leaders are still working on deepening the links between Reception into Year 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2022 (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) | 73% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Little Kingshill Combined School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Prestwood Infant School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Prestwood Junior School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lee Common Church of England School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Little Missenden Church of England School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hyde Heath Infant School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Holmer Green First School and Pre-School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chartridge Combined School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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