Buckinghamshire
St Michael's Catholic School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 49.1 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 49.1
- Attainment 8
- 63%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.33
- Progress 8
- [0.16, 0.50]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This school has a Roman Catholic religious character. Admissions may prioritise pupils who meet faith criteria. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) may be required.
Watch-outs
- Faith admissions criteria apply (Roman Catholic). A Supplementary Information Form may be required. Evidence of faith practice may be needed.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Download and review the Supplementary Information Form
- Book an open day or school visit
- Add this school to your shortlist and compare with backup options
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Buckinghamshire council allocation figures, 2024–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Places are split into 2 bands and each had its own cut-off in 2026, so your chance depends on which band your child is placed in.
Why we say “Depends on band”
- High Wycombe: the furthest child offered a place lived 1.0 km away (printed 0.622 miles).
- Aylesbury: the furthest child offered a place lived 1.1 km away (printed 0.667 miles).
What could change this
- Your child’s band comes from the banding test the school or council runs. Ask the school when it takes place.
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Each band has its own cut-off, so there is no single ring to draw. The bars below show every band’s distance.
Last offer distance
Furthest child offered a place, by band, 2026.
Applications and places
Published admission number (PAN) against applications
Not published by the council.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
109% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
In-year places: Reception: places available · Year 1: no places · Year 2: places available · Year 3: no places · Year 4: no places · Year 5: no places · Year 6: no places. As listed by the council on 21 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (Secondary School Allocations - 2 March 2026): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- 2025 (Secondary school allocations - 3 March 2025): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- 2024 (Secondary school allocations - 1 March 2024): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- Official admissions page: Buckinghamshire. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Every distance the council printed
| Year | Rule or band | Printed | In km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | High Wycombe · All applicants offered under rule 1 (Looked After Children), rule 2 (Baptised Catholic children with Priest support), rule 3 (Baptised Catholic children without Priest support), rule 4 (Other Christian children with Minister support), rule 5 (Children of Other Religions with Religious Leader support), rule 6 (Other children in sympathy with Catholic Ethos), rule 7a (Other children, attending a Feeder School), rule 7b (Other Children, with Siblings), and some allocated under rule 7d (Other Children, by Distance) to 0.622 miles. | 0.622 miles | 1.0 km |
| 2026 | Aylesbury · All applicants offered under rule 1 (Looked After Children), rule 2 (Baptised Catholic children with Priest support), rule 3 (Baptised Catholic children without Priest support), rule 4 (Other Christian children with Minister support), rule 5 (Children of Other Religions with Religious Leader support), rule 6 (Other children in sympathy with Catholic Ethos), rule 7a (Other children, attending a Feeder School), rule 7b (Other Children, with Siblings), and some allocated under rule 7d (Other Children, by Distance) to 0.667 miles. | 0.667 miles | 1.1 km |
| 2025 | High Wycombe · All applicants offered under rules 1 - 7b and some allocated under rule 7d (distance) to a distance of 0.746 miles. | 0.746 miles | 1.2 km |
| 2025 | Aylesbury · All applicants offered under rules 1 - 7b and some allocated under rule 7d (distance) to a distance of 0.969 miles. | 0.969 miles | 1.6 km |
| 2024 | High Wycombe · All applicants offered under rules 1 - 7b and some allocated under rule 7d (distance) to a distance of 1.145 miles. | 1.145 miles | 1.8 km |
| 2024 | Aylesbury · All applicants offered under rules 1 - 6, and rule 7a (feeder school). | not published | — |
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 46 | 41 | 41 (100%) | 105 |
| September 2025 | 59 | 54 | 54 (100%) | 115 |
| September 2024 | 51 | 45 | 45 (100%) | 119 |
| September 2023 | 60 | 48 | 47 (98%) | 108 |
| September 2022 | 59 | 47 | 47 (100%) | 104 |
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 115 | 106 | 73 (69%) | 463 |
| September 2025 | 269 | 233 | 189 (81%) | 834 |
| September 2024 | 288 | 240 | 173 (72%) | 824 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Buckinghamshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 52 | Not published | Not published | 12% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 46 | Not published | Not published | 7% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 59 | 0% England 1% | 5% England 18% | 3% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 43 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 15% | 0% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 58 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 16% | 0% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 38 | 0% England 1% | 11% England 14% | 21% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 332 | 49.1 | — | 63.3% | 28.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 294 | 48.3 | +0.33 | 67.3% | 38.4% | 4.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 149612 |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | All-through |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Louise Baker |
| Trust | ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Postcode | HP11 1PW |
| Latest pupils | 332 |
| FSM eligible | 17.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PW
www.stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk1494535196| DfE number | 4701 |
| UKPRN | 10092142 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2023 |
| GIAS updated | 5 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |