Sir William Ramsay School
Academy converter in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 984 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1041 |
| Free school meals | 37.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Address | Rose Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7UB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.swr.school |
| Telephone | 01494815211 |
| URN | 150611 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 June 2022, published 26 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Sir William Ramsay School, URN 137256).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Holmer Green Senior School (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- The Highcrest Academy (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- St Michael's Catholic School (all-through school, about 4.5 km)
- Wycombe High School (secondary school, about 4.7 km)
- John Hampden Grammar School (secondary school, about 5.0 km)
- The Misbourne School (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
- Cressex Community School (secondary school, about 6.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.