Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery

Booker Hill School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, marked by an enthusiastic school community and strong leadership. The school fosters an inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, contributing positively to their learning experiences. A well-defined curriculum supports their educational journey, particularly in early reading and mathematics, allowing many students to achieve well. However, there are areas within the wider curriculum that require more focused development to ensure all pupils can maintain consistent learning progression.

Strengths

• Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and proud of their inclusive school community.
• Leaders have high expectations for behaviour and promote a culture of safety.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-planned, meeting the needs of all pupils.
• Pupils benefit from a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance their learning.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND allows them to achieve well.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, lessons and checks on learning are not closely matched, leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Not all staff effectively adapt teaching strategies for pupils with SEND across the wider curriculum.

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 Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 2.5% of pupils at Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 24.7% of pupils at Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery received £8,959 and spent £8,858 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £34,000 (£148 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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

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What is Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery have?

Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery cover?

Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery?

Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery is at Field Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4LR.