Sir William Ramsay School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

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All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Sir William Ramsay 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.

Sir William Ramsay 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2018	2.919 mi
Year 7 2017	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 10% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 5 of the 33 other Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
For Year 7 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 207 offers, 0.2 first choices per offer, the lowest of 34 Buckinghamshire secondary schools.
In 2024/25, 26% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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: Rose Avenue, High Wycombe, HP15 7UB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 984 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 35% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.3

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	26%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	35.4	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 Year 7 entry: 45 first-preference applications, 207 offers in total, 45 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 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Holmer Green Senior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Highcrest Academy 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Wycombe High School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
John Hampden Grammar School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Misbourne School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cressex Community School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Beaconsfield High School 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published