Education
There are three primary schools in the village, Juniper Hill, Carrington Junior School and Carrington Infant School. Flackwell Heath is also home to the Wycombe campus of Amersham & Wycombe College, based in Spring Lane in the buildings of the former secondary school. The village is also in the catchment area of several Grammar Schools, such as John Hampden Grammar School for boys and Wycombe High School for girls, which are both situated 3 miles from the centre of the village.
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