SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The Royal Star & Garter Home - High Wycombe is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 4 other homes in Buckinghamshire.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about The Royal Star & Garter Home - High Wycombe
An independent nursing home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, The Royal Star & Garter Home - High Wycombe is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 74 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Buckinghamshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in January 2023. It was Outstanding for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. For safe, the rating was Good.
CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. It is one of 3 homes run by Royal Star & Garter. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire. Across Buckinghamshire, 73% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.