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Holmer Green Junior School

Primary · High Wycombe · HP15 6TD

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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 13 October 2022

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At a glance

250 pupils · 98% of 256 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
9.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hgjs.co.uk
URN
110300

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 October 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Warren Mead Junior SchoolBanstead · 31 miles awayGood70%
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Sleaford · 95 miles awayGood50%
Penketh South Community Primary SchoolWarrington · 144 miles awayExpected standard52%
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary SchoolBristol · 80 miles awayGood61%
Henleaze Junior SchoolBristol · 83 miles awayRequires improvement66%
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior SchoolWare · 30 miles awayGood65%
Busbridge CofE Aided Junior SchoolGodalming · 34 miles awayGood80%
Mill Lane Community Primary SchoolChinnor · 10 miles awayGood83%
Templewood Primary SchoolWelwyn Garden City · 23 miles awayGood60%
Hunsley PrimaryBrough · 142 miles awayGood66%
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · 8 miles awayOutstanding80%
Richard Taylor Church of England Primary SchoolHarrogate · 166 miles awayGood64%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 3% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Buckinghamshire 10%, England 5%) · Not recorded 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · other groups together 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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
19.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

7.21% 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)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 19.4 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 £48,959; 20% 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£6,432
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £146,824; in-year balance +£20,220

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.5%62.3%
Social housing5.9%17.1%
Privately rented7.6%20.5%
Detached houses44.9%22.9%
Flats9.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017773 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£555,000126 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£390,500–£659,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (61)£657,000
Semi-detached (33)£470,000
Terraced (20)£397,500
Flat (12)£260,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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