Kite Ridge School
Kite Ridge School is a pupil referral unit in High Wycombe for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 10 pupils and every place is taken. About 60 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 3NE01494 448497kiteridge.bucks.sch.ukMr Steven Sneesby headAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 March 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Severe learning difficulty (3), Moderate learning difficulty (1), emotional and mental health (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 38% | 33% | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 30% | 13% | 22% | 11% | 20% | 20% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiltern Wood School | Council | 70 m | 228 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Chepping View Primary Academy | Academy | 380 m | 422 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| John Hampden Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 640 m | 1,281 | Outstanding 2022 | 97 | Compare |
| Wycombe High School | Academy (grammar) | 800 m | 1,371 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Cressex Community School | Foundation | 850 m | 766 | Good 2024 | 76 | Compare |
| Castlefield School | Foundation | 0.6 miles | 446 | Good 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| St Michael's Catholic School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 2,414 | Report card 2026 | 68 | Compare |
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery | Council | 0.8 miles | 235 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kite Ridge School a good school?
Kite Ridge School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in March 2025.
What is Kite Ridge School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kite Ridge School not judged at its last full inspection on 25 March 2025.
How many pupils does Kite Ridge School have?
10 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 10 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
- Telephone
- 01494 448497
- Website
- www.kiteridge.bucks.sch.uk
- Head
- Mr Steven Sneesby
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Abbey
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138102 · LAESTAB 8251105 · UKPRN 10044590
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.