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Aylesbury High School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Walton Road, Aylesbury HP21 7SX · ahs.bucks.sch.uk · 01296 388222

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
74.3
average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
Last distance offered
12.74 mi
20.50 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,368
68 over 1,300 places · 105%
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
5.5%
First language not English
28.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aylesbury High School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 12.74 mi (20.50 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 268 families put the school first and 191 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 221 (Places 170)221September 2023: 261 (Places 174)261September 2024: 233 (Places 181)233September 2025: 274 (Places 187)274September 2026: 268 (Places 191)268Places 191
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261912681.4▲67%
September 2025Sept 20251872741.5▲63%
September 2024Sept 20241812331.3▲72%
September 2023Sept 20231742611.5▲66%
September 2022Sept 20221702211.3▲67%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 202612.74 mi20.50 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74.3, and 98.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 73.5 (England 46.3)73.52017/18: 75.0 (England 46.5)75.02018/19: 75.0 (England 46.7)75.02021/22: 77.2 (England 48.8)77.22022/23: 77.6 (England 46.3)77.62023/24: 76.3 (England 45.9)76.32024/25: 74.3 (England 46.0)74.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲74.346.0
▲98.9%45.4%
▲98.9%64.8%
▲58.6%40.5%
▲6.844.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form93.4+4.2
Further education3.8+0.6
Other education1.1−3.2
Apprenticeship1.1+0.6
Activity not captured0.5−1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 39.6 (England 30.5)B2016/17: 40.1 (England 31.1)B2017/18: 40.1 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 40.5 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 47.0 (England 37.9)A-2022/23: 42.8 (England 34.2)B+2023/24: 41.2 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 43.0 (England 35.0)B+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
212 studentsB+ (43)Average -0.03
213 studentsB+ (43)Average -0.03
33.3%AAB or better
98.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24190B (41.2)-0.10
2022/23197B+ (42.8)—
2021/22192A- (47)—
2018/19187B (40.5)-0.10
2017/18191B (40.1)-0.06
2016/17195B (40.1)-0.04
2015/16191B (39.6)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.8−2.3
Further education0.6−3.5
Apprenticeship5.8+3.7
Employment16.3−0.2
Not in a lasting destination5.8+0.6
Activity not captured4.7+1.6

Ofsted

Aylesbury High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
5 Dec 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Dec 2006Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
92%
Replies
161
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 53% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲52% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲83% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (15%) with SEND

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