The Misbourne School
Misbourne Drive, Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
1,115 pupils · 102% of 1,096 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE MISBOURNE
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.12 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 191 | 596 | 171 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 195 | 626 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 167 | 208 | 618 | 167 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 204 | 205 | 657 | 204 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 168 | 181 | 593 | 168 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 92 | 768 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 157 | 605 | 179 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 179 | 661 | 176 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holmer Green Senior School 3.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Sir William Ramsay School 5.7 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Chiltern Hills Academy 5.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 6.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School 7 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
- Chesham Grammar School 7.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.