The Highcrest Academy
About the school
The Highcrest Academy is an open secondary school in Buckinghamshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 December 2024
- Published
- 23 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.5
- Buckinghamshire
- 53.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Buckinghamshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 27.80%
- Buckinghamshire
- 58.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.40%
- Buckinghamshire
- 73.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 25.00%
- Buckinghamshire
- 43.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.32
- Buckinghamshire
- 4.79
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.71
AAB or better
- School
- 13.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1072
Girls
51.12%
Boys
48.88%
SEN support
10.07%
Education, health and care plan
5.04%
English as an additional language
26.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.59%
Overall absence
9.88
Persistent absence
27.11
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
175
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
80
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
58%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
23%