Cressex Community School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Buckinghamshire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 168 families put this school as their first choice, and 145 places were offered. 106 of the families who put it first got a place (63%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Kumon High Wycombe South, tuition centre. Ofsted report
• Ali's Academy. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 28 February 2024: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

766 (capacity 803)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

Cressex Co-operative Learning Partnership

Phone

01494437729

Address

Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA

Website

cressex.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports