Highworth Combined School and Nursery
Community primary school in High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire).
KS2 RWM expected
86%
▲ 24pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
92%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
93%
▲ 19pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
92%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.7
▼ 2.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.9%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
116%
455 / 392 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Highworth Combined School and Nursery is a primary school located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 457 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 392. The school is led by Mrs Clare Pankhania.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Mindfulness
- Music
- Sewing
- Choir
- Drama
- Football
- Rugby
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 110403
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Bibby | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sanam Khan Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ebony Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Fiona Gee | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sewa Rotimi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chistia Syed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Toyin Akanbi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Philippa Bowley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sonia Bowker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jana Lenehan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Rints | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Brunell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Saima Ibrahim | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Matthew Lamming | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sanam Khan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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