School profile

Millbrook Combined School

Primary · Community school · High Wycombe, HP12 4BA

Requires improvement

Map showing Millbrook Combined School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,672 of 15,057

Worse than 90% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Millbrook Combined School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Mar 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils628
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Ian Newton
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
Opened01 Sept 1999
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 131815.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBuckinghamshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths42%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire65%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.0%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire11%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire107106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire106105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, worse than Buckinghamshire106105
Expected standard in reading63%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire80%76%
Expected standard in writing58%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire73%73%
Expected standard in maths60%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire76%75%
Pupils taking tests89--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils628
Girls317
Boys311
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.27.9%
First language not English52.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.610
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.566
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.7.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.153
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.13
Average class size25.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Pakistani
36.5%
Other White
14.5%
White British
14.3%
Indian
5.9%
African
5.9%
Other mixed
3.7%
Other ethnic group
3.5%
White and Black Caribbean
3%
Other Asian
2.9%
Bangladeshi
1.8%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.2
Teachers (FTE)29.82
Teaching assistants (FTE)32.15
Support staff (FTE)51.74
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2529.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2521
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/258.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.44
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.87
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.40
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.40
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBuckinghamshireEngland
Overall absence8.3%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.29.7%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire12.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.3.1%, worse than England, worse than Buckinghamshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate10.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0.1%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Millbrook Combined School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.7 miPrimaryOakridge SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryThe Disraeli SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryThe Downley SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
0.8 miPrimaryCastlefield SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryBooker Hill Primary School & NurseryCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryWest Wycombe SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.2 miPrimaryHigh Wycombe Church of England Combined SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryHamilton AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miNot applicableWycombe AbbeyOther independent school
Unrated
1.5 miSecondaryWycombe High SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Millbrook Combined School

What is Millbrook Combined School's Ofsted rating?

Millbrook Combined School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 10 Mar 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Millbrook Combined School rank in England?

Millbrook Combined School ranks 13,672 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 90% of schools).

What are Millbrook Combined School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 42% of pupils at Millbrook Combined School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Millbrook Combined School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Millbrook Combined School made 44 offers from 87 applications (2 per offer), and 40 of 40 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Millbrook Combined School?

Millbrook Combined School has 628 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Millbrook Combined School?

Millbrook Combined School had 610 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Millbrook Combined School?

At Millbrook Combined School, the average class had 25.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Millbrook Combined School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Millbrook Combined School missed 8.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 29.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.