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Alfriston School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Special academy
Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield HP9 2TS · alfristonschool.com · 01494 673740
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2021/22
- 0.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 57.4, England 48.8
- Pupils
- 164
- 14 over 150 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Alfriston School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2021/22 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.8, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 57.4, and across England 48.8.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 20.8 | +3.4 |
| Other education | 79.2 | +5.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Alfriston School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Positive
- 63%
- Replies
- 38
- 23% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 12 parents (32%) whose child was bullied
based on 38 parents (100%) with SEND