1
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe • Buckinghamshire • HP11 1TB
1
25 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Buckinghamshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
35
Outstanding
11
Good
19
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 34% · G: 59% · RI: 3% · I: 3%
2
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow • Buckinghamshire • SL7 2BR
1
9 Jun 2024
3
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury • Buckinghamshire • HP21 8PE
1
24 Mar 2024
4
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury • Buckinghamshire • HP21 7SX
1
7 Feb 2024
5
Dr Challoner's High School
Amersham • Buckinghamshire • HP7 9QB
1
24 Jan 2024
6
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury • Buckinghamshire • HP21 7RP
1
14 Dec 2022
7
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe • Buckinghamshire • HP11 1SZ
1
18 Oct 2022
8
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury • Buckinghamshire • HP18 0LQ
1
1 Feb 2022
9
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham • Buckinghamshire • HP6 5HA
1
28 Feb 2020
10
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield • Buckinghamshire • HP9 1RR
1
14 Jan 2020
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Chesham Grammar School 1 • Apr 2014
- The Grange School 2 • Jun 2024
- Buckingham School 2 • Jun 2023
- Royal Latin School 2 • Feb 2023
- The Chalfonts Community College 2 • Dec 2022
- Princes Risborough School 2 • Dec 2022
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 2 • Nov 2022
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2 • Nov 2019
- The Beaconsfield School 2 • Mar 2019
- Chiltern Hills Academy 2 • Mar 2017