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St Mary's Church of England School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Keen Close, Fairford Leys, Aylesbury HP19 7WF · st-marysaylesbury.bucks.sch.uk · 01296 482094
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.15 mi
- 1.85 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · All timely applicants offered up to Rule 3 (catchment with sibling), Rule 4 (catchment), Rule 5 (sibling) and some offered under Rule 6 (other children) · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 448
- 28 over 420 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “All timely applicants offered up to Rule 3 (catchment with sibling), Rule 4 (catchment), Rule 5 (sibling) and some offered under Rule 6 (other children)” went to a home 1.15 mi (1.85 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 67 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All timely applicants offered up to Rule 3 (catchment with sibling), Rule 4 (catchment), Rule 5 (sibling) and some offered under Rule 6 (other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.15 mi1.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110416)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mary's Church of England School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110416), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110416)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110416)
May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110416)
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 108
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (22%) with SEND