St Michael's Catholic School
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 3–19 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 0.622 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Michael's Catholic School is an all-through school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–19 (academy converter). Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's Catholic 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 |
| Year 7 2026 | 0.622 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.746 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 8.283 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.145 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.285 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.841 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.358 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.066 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 2.311 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.620 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.087 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.934 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.148 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.622 miles from the school.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 3 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was D (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1PW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 2,414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy belonging to the school’s thriving and respectful community.”
- “They are motivated to succeed and they attend regularly.”
- “Staff know pupils really well.”
To improve
- “However, at times the quality and depth of pupils’ writing across year groups does not fully reflect all that they have learned and understood.”
- “Additionally, basic errors in their writing are not addressed as consistently as they could be.”
- “Students’ outcomes in national assessments at the end of key stage 5 have been lower in the past.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 68% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 106 first-preference applications, 115 offers in total, 73 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Wycombe Abbey 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chiltern Wood School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Kite Ridge School 0.8 mi Not judged
- The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Crown House School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aspire 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding
- Godstowe Preparatory School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Unity College 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade