The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN · Buckinghamshire · secondary school
21st of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire we can score, 37 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 647 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.4/10 among them, against 7.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 15 | 35% | 0.51 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 52.7 · 70 | 30% | 2.10 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.3 · 73 | 25% | 1.82 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 50.8 · 74 | 10% | 0.74 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2026. In 2024/25, 52.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 50.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.3 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.4 out of 10 among them, against 7.2 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils access instrumental lessons, Duke of Edinburgh Award expeditions, World Challenge trips, sports tours, skiing, bowling, Ninja Warrior, and the Misbourne 5K/10K Trail Run. Arts and music trips include drama and music outings. Other trips cover Garsington Opera, London Dungeons, cinema, the Bucks Skills Show, a day to work, and the Milton Keynes Higher Education and Apprenticeship Fair.
Getting in. There are 1126 pupils in a school with 1096 places, meaning it is over capacity by 30. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity? What support is available for pupils aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How are the various trips and expeditions funded?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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