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John Colet School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury HP22 6HF · johncolet.co.uk · 01296 623348
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.68 mi
- 4.32 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,014
- 16 over 998 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- John Colet 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 2.68 mi (4.32 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 169 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 140 | 0.8 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 171 | 1▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 175 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 175 | 1 | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.68 mi4.32 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 47.1% 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 C (29.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.2 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 30.9 | −6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +3.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 students | C (29.3) | Average -0.15 | |
| 58 students | C (29.6) | Average -0.14 | |
| 28 students | Dist (33.9) | Average +0.13 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | C- (26.6) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 67 | C+ (32.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 48 | B- (35.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 57 | C- (26) | -0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 45 | D+ (23.4) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | C- (27.3) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 53 | C- (25.9) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 39 | −12.9 |
| Other education | 5.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −4.8 |
| Employment | 33.8 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.7 | +6.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for John Colet School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (205 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 205
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (27%) with SEND