School profile
St Michael's Catholic School
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PW
Overview
St Michael's Catholic School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in High Wycombe, South East, for pupils aged 3–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Phase of education
- All-through
- Age range
- Ages 3–19
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- School capacity
- 2,220
- Pupils on roll
- 2,414
- URN
- 149612
Admissions
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Academy trust or group
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.
Official admissions data
Applications & demand
Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.
2026/27 admissions · Year 7
- First preferences
- 106
- Total preferences
- 463
- Offers made
- 115
Times the school was named as a family's first preference.
All recorded preference positions for this school.
Offers recorded through coordinated admissions, not physical capacity.
First preferences compared with offers
0.92 first preferences per offer
106 first preferences and 115 offers were recorded for 2026/27.
What does this mean?
This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.
First preferences over time
Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.
Admissions history
| Admissions year | First preferences | Total preferences | Offers made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 106 | 463 | 115 |
| 2025/26 | 233 | 834 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 240 | 824 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 90 | 400 | 113 |
| 2022/23 | 94 | 386 | 99 |
Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.
Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
2024/25 results
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
- School
- 68%
- England
- 62%
Pupils included: 60
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
- School
- 13%
- England
- 8%
Pupils included: 60
Previous school performance
These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths | 71.7% |
| Entering the EBacc | 31.4% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 10 February 2026 · Published 19 April 2026
Renewed education inspection framework
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years (where applicable)
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.
Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PW
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
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