Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury High School

11–18Ages
1,368Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136846URN

Walton Road, Aylesbury, HP21 7SX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.2 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BuckinghamshireSelective

554 applications for 191 places · 22nd of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

75.5of 90

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

5th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

554 applications · 191 places offered · 268 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2025 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2023 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2022 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2021 4.6; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
2020 3.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
2019 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
2018 3.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
2017 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
2016 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2015 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
2014 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	191	554	2.9	268	1.40
Sep 2025	187	558	3.0	274	1.47
Sep 2024	181	506	2.8	233	1.29
Sep 2023	174	553	3.2	261	1.50
Sep 2022	170	516	3.0	221	1.30
Sep 2021	168	778	4.6	340	2.02
Sep 2020	172	620	3.6	297	1.73
Sep 2019	172	561	3.3	283	1.65
Sep 2018	153	549	3.6	240	1.57
Sep 2017	177	507	2.9	264	1.49
Sep 2016	178	501	2.8	238	1.34
Sep 2015	173	490	2.8	244	1.41
Sep 2014	169	443	2.6	225	1.33

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

185 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)75.55th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths96%10th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Buckinghamshire 72% England 66%

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.81

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	185	75.5	96%	99%	–
2024/25	181	74.3	99%	99%	–
2023/24	183	76.3	98%	100%	+0.81
2022/23	182	77.6	98%	100%	+0.91

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Aylesbury High SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
Aylesbury Grammar School
0.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place 74.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Grange School
0.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 74.3Attainment 8 Selective
The Mandeville School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Aylesbury UTC
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

25.5Attainment 8
The Kingsbrook School
2.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
The Aylesbury Vale Academy
4.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
John Colet School
6.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136846 · 825/4058
Trust: Aylesbury High School
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,368 on roll
Free school meals: 5.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: Aylesbury High School (URN 110494)
Address: Walton Road, Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources