Hazlemere Church of England Combined School

Hazlemere Church of England Combined School is performing well overall, with strong standards in attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Safeguarding standards are met, and inspectors found an open, positive culture where pupils feel safe and supported. New leadership since September 2023 has set a clear direction and created the conditions for rapid improvement. The school's inclusive, nurturing culture is a notable strength. Pupils behave respectfully, attend regularly above national averages, and benefit from well-structured early years provision and precise support for pupils with SEND. Personal development is embedded across school life, pupils take on leadership roles, and parents are overwhelmingly positive. Reading and phonics are priorities, and pupils are well prepared for their next steps, with key stage 2 outcomes above national figures over time. Achievement and curriculum and teaching are at expected standard rather than strong. The main area for development is ensuring greater consistency in teaching some wider curriculum subjects so pupils deepen their knowledge securely over time. Published outcomes for disadvantaged pupils are below national averages in reading, writing and mathematics, with wide gaps, although leaders use additional funding and targeted support to address this. The next steps focus on embedding recent curriculum refinements.

Strengths

• Attendance for all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, is consistently above national averages.
• Behaviour and attitudes to learning are calm, respectful and consistent across the school.
• Early years provision is well structured, purposeful and prepares children very well for Year 1.
• Inclusion is strong, with high-quality staff training and precise adaptations for pupils with SEND.
• Leadership and governance provide clear direction, accurate self-knowledge and robust oversight.
• Personal development and wellbeing are embedded across school life, with pupils taking on leadership roles.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed.
• Pupils are well prepared for the next stage, and key stage 2 outcomes remain above national figures over time.
• Reading and phonics are clear priorities, and teaching helps pupils read accurately and fluently.
• Staff feel highly valued, professional development is evidence-informed, and parents are overwhelmingly positive.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching in a few wider curriculum subjects requires further development to ensure pupils build knowledge consistently over time.
• Published outcomes for disadvantaged pupils are below national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• The disadvantage gap remains wide, particularly in mathematics.
• Achievement and curriculum and teaching remain at expected standard, with recent wider-curriculum improvements not yet fully embedded.

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 Hazlemere Church of England Combined School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Hazlemere Church of England Combined School 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 Hazlemere Church of England Combined School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% 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, 16.6% of pupils at Hazlemere Church of England Combined School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Hazlemere Church of England Combined School received £7,347 and spent £7,444 for each of its 181 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £67,000 (£370 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 Hazlemere Church of England Combined School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hazlemere Church of England Combined School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Hazlemere Church of England Combined School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hazlemere Church of England Combined School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Hazlemere Church of England Combined School have?

Hazlemere Church of England Combined School has 181 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hazlemere Church of England Combined School cover?

Hazlemere Church of England Combined School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hazlemere Church of England Combined School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hazlemere Church of England Combined School?

Hazlemere Church of England Combined School is at Amersham Road, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7PZ.