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St Michael's Catholic School
Daws Hill Lane, High Wycombe HP11 1PW
St Michael's Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Buckinghamshire). It has about 1,930 boys and girls aged between 3 and 19. (See here for details of the primary school.) In January 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Sixth form, Attendance, Destinations and Finances.
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Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is poor, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very high. Show details
Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is poor.
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2022
Popular A-level subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2019
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