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St Michael's Catholic School

Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PW ·

Report card: strong areas· 2026Roman Catholic

At a glance

A state Roman Catholic all-through academy for ages 3–19 in High Wycombe. Ofsted report card (February 2026): strong areas. GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 49.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 147 families put it first for 161 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 3–19
Pupils: 2,414
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Academy trust: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Baker
Opened: Apr 2023
Nursery: Has nursery classes

School website 01494535196 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted report card (renewed framework)

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Inspected 10 Feb 2026Published 19 Apr 2026

SafeguardingMet
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Report cards grade each area separately on a five-point scale, from Urgent improvement to Exceptional. There is no single overall grade, and results are not directly comparable with earlier grades such as “Good”.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 332 pupils

Attainment 8

49.1

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

46.4%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

67.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.33

2023/24 · CI 0.16 to 0.5

This school

49.1

Buckinghamshire

53.4

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 110516), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

115

1st preferences

106

All applications

463

1st prefs per place

0.92

Fewer first choices than places

73 of 106 first-preference applicants were offered a place (69%). 4 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

2,355

Capacity

2,220

109% full

Girls / boys

52/48

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)17.3%
English as an additional language35.5%
SEN support13%
Education, Health and Care plan2.9%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.