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Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery

Primary · High Wycombe · HP12 4LR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 22 November 2023

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At a glance

235 pupils · 112% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
28.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
43.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.bookerhill.bucks.sch.uk/bucks/primary/bookerhill
URN
110260

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 30 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.595 miles; distance decided places in 4 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 30 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.595 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.595 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers52.5%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor RegisBognor Regis · 57 miles awayRequires improvement30%
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyLeeds · 155 miles awayExpected standard85%
John Shelton Community Primary SchoolCoventry · 65 miles awayNo current grade37%
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary SchoolBurton-upon-Trent · 89 miles awayNo current grade53%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, HunsletLeeds · 152 miles awayGood79%
Southgate PrimaryCrawley · 44 miles awayGood45%
St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolLondon · 33 miles awayOutstanding (2018)67%
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC PrimarySalford · 143 miles awayNeeds attention10%
Kingsway Junior SchoolWatford · 17 miles awayGood80%
Oakmere Primary SchoolPotters Bar · 27 miles awayGood52%
Kingsmoor AcademyHarlow · 38 miles awayGood (2016)79%
The Downs Primary School and NurseryHarlow · 39 miles awayGood52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 35% (Buckinghamshire 10%, England 5%) · White British 26% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 6% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 5% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.20 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 2.72 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,410; 23.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,858
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 68% (76%) · premises 19% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £33,840; in-year balance +£23,020

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.8%62.3%
Social housing28.1%17.1%
Privately rented12.9%20.5%
Detached houses8.3%22.9%
Flats31.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017911 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£395,000223 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£325,500–£461,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (52)£536,000
Semi-detached (89)£416,000
Terraced (41)£355,000
Flat (41)£225,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (0.96 km, 2026 entry): 209 sales, median £400,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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