Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

St Mary's Church of England School

3–11Ages
448Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147876URN

Keen Close, Fairford Leys, Aylesbury, HP19 7WF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

145 applications for 60 places · 66th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

145 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Church of England School (URN 110416), 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	60	145	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2025	60	140	2.3	51	0.85
Sep 2024	59	163	2.8	68	1.15
Sep 2023	60	149	2.5	59	0.98
Sep 2022	55	165	3.0	67	1.22
Sep 2021	59	183	3.1	72	1.22
Sep 2020 *	59	170	2.9	71	1.20
Sep 2019 *	59	150	2.5	58	0.98
Sep 2018 *	60	182	3.0	75	1.25
Sep 2017 *	60	138	2.3	68	1.13
Sep 2016 *	58	171	3.0	73	1.26
Sep 2015 *	89	181	2.0	88	0.99
Sep 2014 *	60	143	2.4	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 64% · Maths 76% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%107th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	57%	12%	107	105
2023/24	58%	5%	106	104
2022/23	65%	6%	106	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

St Mary's Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bearbrook Combined School
0.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Thomas Hickman School
1.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Oak Green School
1.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Elmhurst School
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Ashmead Combined School
2.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2020

1.9applications per place
Stone Church of England Combined School
2.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147876 · 825/3020
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England School (URN 110416)
Address: Keen Close, Fairford Leys, Aylesbury, HP19 7WF
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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