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Little Kingshill Combined School

Primary Ages 3-11 240 pupils Great Missenden
Ofsted: Outstanding

Little Kingshill Combined School is a community school in Great Missenden for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 240 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Little Kingshill Combined School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024. In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: May 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Windsor Lane
Little Kingshill
Great Missenden
Buckinghamshire
HP16 0DZ
Phone 01494863744
Reference Number 110244

General Makeup

Number of pupils 240
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.08%
Girls: 47.92%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 15 28
2 14 16 30
3 19 13 32
4 14 17 31
5 14 18 32
6 18 14 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 61.7%
Pakistani 10.4%
White & Asian 6.7%
Indian 4.6%
Mixed, Other 4.2%
Unclassified 3.3%
White, Other 2.9%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Black (African) 0.8%

Little Kingshill Combined School has been rated as outstanding in all areas during its first routine inspection since November 2011. The school is highlighted for its exceptional quality of education, where pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and develop strong personal attributes. With high expectations set for all students and a robust personalized curriculum, the school ensures that even those with special educational needs are provided with effective support. The warm relations between staff and pupils create a safe and inclusive environment contributing to high levels of pupil satisfaction and achievement.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 19 Mar 2024
Date Report
19 Mar 2024 School inspection:
03 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
25 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional quality of education
  • Pupils achieve very well and demonstrate exemplary behaviour
  • High expectations for all students
  • Highly effective support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Strong personal development curriculum
  • Robust relationships between staff and pupils
  • Commitment to inclusivity and student responsibility

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 66%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 22%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5
Writing -1.6
Maths -1.2

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 41 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Little Kingshill Combined School had 208 pupils for 210 places. 2 places (1.0%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Great Missenden Primary” planning area

Buckinghamshire counted 119 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 134 in 2029–30, up 13%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 203198204211205210211206211213218211215216208
Unfilled 3.3%5.7%2.9%0.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Little Kingshill Combined School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%2.8%2.8%2.8%2.5%3.4%4.3%5.7%3.7%3.1%3.2%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.6%0.6%0.8%0.6%0.7%0.2%0.7%1.0%0.9%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.5%0.6%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Little Kingshill Combined School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.40.00.40.00.00.00.40.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Little Kingshill Combined School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 20.314.414.515.615.613.614.415.613.413.412.611.911.011.012.311.9
Teachers who left state teaching 10.4%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.2%0.0%11.1%53.9%12.2%9.7%0.0%12.8%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 45.5%41.7%36.4%54.5%40.0%50.0%9.1%50.0%50.0%–50.0%72.7%35.7%69.2%66.7%–
Sick days per teacher 5.25.811.513.71.50.70.51.42.5–2.85.45.53.12.9–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.4% of pupils at Little Kingshill Combined School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 1
No specialist assessment of need 6 0
Speech, language and communication needs 5 1
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Other difficulty or disability 2 0
Physical disability 2 0
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0
Social, emotional and mental health 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Little Kingshill Combined School received £6,363 and spent £6,515 for each of its 231 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £39,000 (-£170 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £6,000£16,000£56,000£107,000£11,000-£56,000-£4,000-£39,000
per pupil £28£67£240£470£50-£246-£19-£170
In-year balance -£10,000£9,000£40,000£51,000-£96,000-£68,000£52,000-£35,000
per pupil -£44£39£173£225-£419-£296£234-£152

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

Name Distance
Holmer Green First School and Pre-School
Watchet Lane, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6UG
1.07 miles
Holmer Green Junior School
The Common, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6TD
1.23 miles
Great Missenden CofE Combined School
Church Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AZ
1.44 miles
Little Missenden Church of England School
Little Missenden, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0RA
1.45 miles
Widmer End Community Combined School
Estcourt Drive, Widmer End, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6AH
1.56 miles
Gateway School
1 High Street, Great Missenden, HP16 9AA
1.73 miles
Cedar Park School & Nursery
Cedar Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7EF
1.75 miles
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School
Cryers Hill Road, Cryers Hill, HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6JP
1.86 miles
Prestwood Junior School
Clare Road, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0NR
1.88 miles
Prestwood Infant School
Moat Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9DF
2.08 miles
Hyde Heath Infant School
Weedon Hill, Hyde Heath, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5RW
2.19 miles
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School
Amersham Road, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7PZ
2.33 miles
Curzon Church of England Combined School
Penn Street Village, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0QL
2.36 miles
Hughenden Primary School
Spring Valley Drive, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4LR
2.51 miles
Manor Farm Junior School
Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7PH
2.56 miles
Manor Farm Community Infant School
Rose Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7PH
2.65 miles
Highworth Combined School and Nursery
Highworth Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7PH
2.92 miles
Tylers Green Middle School
Cock Lane, Tylers Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8DS
3.21 miles
Tylers Green First School
School Road, Penn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8EF
3.28 miles
Lee Common Church of England School
Lee Common, Oxford Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9JH
3.37 miles
Name Distance
The Misbourne School
Misbourne Drive, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN
1.15 miles
Holmer Green Senior School
Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6SP
1.17 miles
Missenden Abbey Adult Education College
1.28 miles
Pipers Corner School
Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, HP15 6LP
2 miles
Sir William Ramsay School
Rose Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7UB
2.42 miles
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6QT
3.19 miles
Godstowe Preparatory School
Shrubbery Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6PR
3.7 miles
The Highcrest Academy
Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7NQ
3.75 miles
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2RG
3.97 miles
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Chesham Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HA
4.06 miles
The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School
19 London Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1BJ
4.15 miles
Unity College
150 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3AE
4.21 miles
Alfriston School
Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS
4.43 miles
Wycombe Abbey
Frances Dove Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1PE
4.46 miles
Chesham Grammar School
White Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA
4.82 miles
Amersham School
Stanley Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HH
4.83 miles
St Michael's Catholic School
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PW
4.92 miles
Heritage House School
Cameron Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3BP
4.93 miles

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What is Little Kingshill Combined School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Kingshill Combined School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Little Kingshill Combined School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Kingshill Combined School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Little Kingshill Combined School have?

Little Kingshill Combined School has 240 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Kingshill Combined School cover?

Little Kingshill Combined School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Little Kingshill Combined School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Little Kingshill Combined School?

Little Kingshill Combined School is at Windsor Lane, Little Kingshill, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0DZ.

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