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Prestwood Junior School, Great Missenden HP16

Clare Road, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 0NR

Prestwood Junior School, Great Missenden HP16

10 reasons to choose Prestwood Junior School

Top line

Prestwood Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Great Missenden and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.

School fundamentals

Prestwood Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 11 members of Great Learners Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection.

Average class size

Prestwood Junior School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Prestwood Junior School ranks in the top 26% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The Prestwood Junior School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, 5 other languages for a term each. Subjects are taught separately, with some cross-curricular linking when appropriate. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and sport.

Sport at Prestwood Junior School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Prestwood Junior School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Prestwood Junior School

Independent Prep Schools

Gateway School (1.6 miles); Pipers Corner School, Prep & Pre-Prep (2.5 miles); Godstowe School (5 miles).

State Primary Schools

Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School (2.5 miles); Hughenden Primary School (3 miles); Little Kingshill Combined School (3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Pipers Corner School (2.5 miles); Wycombe Abbey School (5.7 miles); Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (10.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (4.6 miles); Wycombe High School (6.5 miles); John Hampden Grammar School (6.6 miles).

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