Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Elmhurst School

2–11Ages
468Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147156URN

Dunsham Lane, Elmhurst School, Dunsham Lane, Aylesbury, Hp20 2db, Aylesbury, HP20 2DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.2 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

70 applications for 56 places · 131st of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 25 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
7 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 56 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 0.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 0.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Elmhurst School (URN 110286), Elmhurst Infant School (URN 110301), the previous school.

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	56	70	1.3	32	0.57
Sep 2025	49	86	1.8	43	0.88
Sep 2024	59	90	1.5	42	0.71
Sep 2023	56	77	1.4	41	0.73
Sep 2022	48	75	1.6	34	0.71
Sep 2021	59	87	1.5	39	0.66
Sep 2020	51	59	1.2	25	0.49
Sep 2019 *	53	72	1.4	33	0.62
Sep 2018 *	60	99	1.7	51	0.85
Sep 2017 *	57	76	1.3	44	0.77
Sep 2016 *	58	84	1.5	43	0.74
Sep 2015 *	59	51	0.9	34	0.58
Sep 2014 *	57	41	0.7	27	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 70% · Maths 60% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%127th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	47%	0%	100	101
2023/24	54%	3%	103	103
2022/23	52%	6%	102	103

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

Elmhurst SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Louis Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Oak Green School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bierton Church of England Combined School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Thomas Hickman School
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England School
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147156 · 825/2043
Trust: Great Learners Trust
Capacity: 482 pupils · 468 on roll
Free school meals: 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2019
Replaced: Elmhurst School (URN 110286); Elmhurst Infant School (URN 110301)
Address: Dunsham Lane, Elmhurst School, Dunsham Lane, Aylesbury, Hp20 2db, Aylesbury, HP20 2DB
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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