Hannah Ball Academy
Primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Requires improvement (Nov 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 23 November 2021, report published 17 January 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Hannah Ball School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Hannah Ball Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2024
The last inspection was in November 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.5 milesKings Wood School and Nursery
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Dec 2024)
- 0.6 milesBeechview Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)
- 0.8 milesHighworth Combined School and Nursery
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Feb 2024)
- 0.8 milesHamilton Academy
School remains Good (Apr 2024)
- 1.0 milesAsh Hill Primary School
Report card, Dec 2025: 3 expected, 3 needs attention, 1 urgent improvement Requires significant improvement
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.