The Highcrest Academy

State-Funded School

the-highcrest-academy-buckinghamshire-south-east

South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

WycombeConstituency

HP13 7NQPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Highcrest Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,045 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2016

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.32

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

35%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,045

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,045
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Apr 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.