Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

St Louis Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148674URN

Harris Court, Aylesbury, HP20 2XZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

146 applications for 59 places · 61st of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

146 applications · 59 places offered · 80 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 3.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as St Louis Catholic Primary School (URN 110480), 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	59	146	2.5	80	1.36
Sep 2025	60	133	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	142	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2023	60	169	2.8	74	1.23
Sep 2022	57	162	2.8	72	1.26
Sep 2021 *	59	217	3.7	109	1.85
Sep 2020 *	60	204	3.4	88	1.47
Sep 2019 *	60	195	3.3	96	1.60
Sep 2018 *	60	183	3.1	92	1.53
Sep 2017 *	60	166	2.8	100	1.67
Sep 2016 *	60	161	2.7	85	1.42
Sep 2015 *	60	109	1.8	49	0.82
Sep 2014 *	30	115	3.8	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 92% · Maths 87% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%23rd of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	79%	5%	109	107
2023/24	65%	5%	106	106
2022/23	66%	11%	107	106

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 Louis Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Elmhurst School
0.9 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bierton Church of England Combined School
1.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Broughton Community Schools (Infants)
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

3.5applications per place
Broughton Junior School
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

81%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
1.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place
Orchard View Primary Academy
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Not yet inspected

3.3applications per place
St Edward's Catholic Junior School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

80%met the SATs standard
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 58%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: 148674 · 825/3376
Trust: St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2022
Replaced: St Louis Catholic Primary School (URN 110480)
Address: Harris Court, Aylesbury, HP20 2XZ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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