SCHOOL PROFILE

Hazlemere Church of England Combined School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 110462
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 248 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

16 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

15 February 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 31 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 181 181 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 99 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.4%
10.4 pts below England
School 14.4%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.1%
3.2 pts below England
School 17.1%
Buckinghamshire 18.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.7%
6.7 pts above England
School 7.7%
Buckinghamshire 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
58.6%
106
Any other White background
8.8%
16
Indian
7.2%
13
Pakistani
5.5%
10
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
7
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.0% 38 of 181 pupils
0.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.0%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.6% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Specific learning difficulty 8
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Vision impairment 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Buckinghamshire 63.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Buckinghamshire 77.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Buckinghamshire 71.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Buckinghamshire 73.6%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.23 pts lower than England
School 3.99%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.07 pts lower than England
School 6.74%
Buckinghamshire 14.74%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Buckinghamshire 1.60%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

73.0% 15.2 pts below England
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School
73.0%
Buckinghamshire
89.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information