Cedar Park School & Nursery

Cedar Park School & Nursery continues to perform at a good level following its previous inspection, demonstrating effective action to maintain established educational standards. The school environment is positive, where pupils feel safe, happy, and motivated to learn, supported by a staff that cares for their well-being and development. Pupils show enthusiasm in their learning, particularly enjoying outdoor activities and cultural interactions that promote global awareness. Additionally, the curriculum is designed to be ambitious and caters well to the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy, coming to school with smiles.
• There is strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• The curriculum is ambitious and effectively organized to meet pupils' needs.
• Pupils demonstrate good behavior and positive social interactions.
• Children in early years are well-prepared for their learning.
• Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics.
• Staff are given appropriate training to deliver the curriculum content.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, staff lack the necessary subject knowledge to teach the curriculum effectively.

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 Cedar Park School & Nursery attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Cedar Park 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 Cedar Park School & Nursery had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Cedar Park School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Cedar Park School & Nursery received £6,961 and spent £6,873 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £109,000 (-£525 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 Cedar Park School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cedar Park School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Cedar Park School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Cedar Park School & Nursery was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Cedar Park School & Nursery have?

Cedar Park School & Nursery has 216 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cedar Park School & Nursery cover?

Cedar Park School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Cedar Park School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cedar Park School & Nursery?

Cedar Park School & Nursery is at Cedar Avenue, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7EF.