Voluntary controlled school · Buckinghamshire

High Ash Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
247Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
110419URN

Pound Hill, Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.0 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

43 applications for 30 places · 129th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 1.6; 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	30	43	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2025	29	55	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2024	32	47	1.5	29	0.91
Sep 2023	38	69	1.8	37	0.97
Sep 2022	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2021	45	81	1.8	54	1.20
Sep 2020	31	52	1.7	30	0.97
Sep 2019	36	57	1.6	32	0.89
Sep 2018	34	62	1.8	31	0.91
Sep 2017	40	64	1.6	41	1.02
Sep 2016	37	55	1.5	33	0.89
Sep 2015	40	56	1.4	43	1.08
Sep 2014	40	62	1.6	44	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 78% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%45th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	10%	108	105
2023/24	59%	10%	106	104
2022/23	73%	12%	109	105

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

High Ash Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Leonards CE Academy
2.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Water Hall Primary School
3.5 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Drayton Park School
3.6 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Newton Leys Primary School
3.8 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Premier Academy
3.8 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Heathwood Lower School
3.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place
Bishop Parker Catholic School
3.9 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Dovery Academy
4.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110419 · 825/3025
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 247 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Pound Hill, Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9AS
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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