Widmer End Community Combined School
Estcourt Drive, Widmer End, High Wycombe, HP15 6AHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Widmer End Community Combined School is a primary school in High Wycombe for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 268 schools in Buckinghamshire. It ranks 13th of 34 primary schools in High Wycombe. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 July 2023, report published 27 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 July 2023
This is a happy school where pupils are confident and motivated to learn. Pupils like taking on additional responsibilities, such as being an ambassador or a school councillor. These opportunities develop pupils' leadership skills. Experiences such as residential trips help pupils to become more independent and prepare them well for their future lives. Pupils feel safe and secure because nurturing staff work closely together as a dedicated team. Parents are kept well informed about their children's learning. In the early years, for example, parents are provided with information about how the school teaches phonics. Pupils rise to the high expectations of staff regarding behaviour. Lessons are calm and purposeful. Pupils are confident that on the rare occasions when bullying occurs, staff are good at sorting it out. Teachers expect pupils to work hard in lessons. Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning. They want to please their teachers and do their best. There is a strong focus on making sure that pupils learn about healthy lifestyles. Staff use lessons and assemblies to teach pupils about eating healthily and exercising regularly. For example, pupils grow herbs on the school allotment patch and enjoy starting each day with running the daily mile.
What the school should improve
- Many subject leaders are new to their role and have not fully checked how effectively the curriculum is being implemented. This means that they do not have a secure understanding of how well pupils are learning. Leaders should ensure that subject leaders are equipped with the skills and knowledge to review the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning.
- In a few subjects, teachers are not clear about what pupils have previously learned and do not check sufficiently well what they remember. This means that staff do not consistently enable pupils to build on secure knowledge. Leaders should ensure that staff have an effective method of checking what pupils already know to inform future teaching.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
31 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
184 pupils on roll, with places for 239
Schools near Widmer End Community Combined School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park School & Nursery | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Holmer Green First School and Pre-School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Hazlemere Church of England Combined School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 75% met the expected standard |
| Holmer Green Junior School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Hillier
- Phone
- 01494714371
- Address
- Estcourt Drive, Widmer End, High Wycombe, HP15 6AH
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- URN
- 110335
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.