Community school · Buckinghamshire

Thomas Hickman School

2–11Ages
500Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110313URN

Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

114 applications for 59 places · 101st of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

The graded inspection, 11 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
11 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

114 applications · 59 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	114	1.9	50	0.85
Sep 2025	60	122	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2024	59	135	2.3	48	0.81
Sep 2023	57	122	2.1	52	0.91
Sep 2022	59	125	2.1	43	0.73
Sep 2021	57	111	2.0	42	0.74
Sep 2020	61	92	1.5	45	0.74
Sep 2019	55	85	1.6	36	0.65
Sep 2018	53	75	1.4	35	0.66
Sep 2017	59	80	1.4	48	0.81
Sep 2016	59	69	1.2	45	0.76
Sep 2015	59	62	1.1	37	0.63
Sep 2014	60	85	1.4	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 61% · Maths 58% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%120th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	6%	103	101
2023/24	53%	3%	103	103
2022/23	53%	13%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thomas Hickman SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
1.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bearbrook Combined School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Elmhurst School
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Green Ridge Primary Academy
2.0 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Oak Green School
2.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Louis Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110313 · 825/2219
Capacity: 488 pupils · 500 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Meadowcroft Junior School (URN 110302)
Address: Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9HP
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources