OFSTED
1 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,083
1,083 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
522
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
561
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.2 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.6 pts
below England
School
12.7%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Buckinghamshire
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.2%
771
Any other White background
7.5%
81
Pakistani
5.8%
63
Any other Asian background
3.4%
37
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
32
White and Asian
2.0%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.2%
186 of
1,083 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.3
1.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.08 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.21 pts
higher than
England
School
12.43%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.54 pts
higher than
England
School
32.35%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.92 pts
higher than
England
School
6.72%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.1%
12.8 pts
above England
Princes Risborough School
105.1%
Buckinghamshire
99.5%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.