Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

The Mandeville School

11–18Ages
966Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148851URN

Ellen Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

1.1per place

2.0 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BuckinghamshireSelective

226 applications for 202 places · 33rd of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.7of 90

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

32nd of 36 in Buckinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision		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

1.1applications per place, Year 7

2.0 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

226 applications · 202 places offered · 92 named it first

2026 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2025 1.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2024 1.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2023 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2022 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2021 1.2; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as The Mandeville School (URN 110497), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	202	226	1.1	92	0.46
Sep 2025	222	251	1.1	110	0.50
Sep 2024	222	258	1.2	106	0.48
Sep 2023	208	277	1.3	119	0.57
Sep 2022	197	299	1.5	134	0.68
Sep 2021 *	194	240	1.2	87	0.45
Sep 2020 *	202	308	1.5	117	0.58
Sep 2019 *	219	356	1.6	124	0.57
Sep 2018 *	217	339	1.6	138	0.64
Sep 2017 *	200	262	1.3	85	0.43
Sep 2016 *	192	241	1.3	85	0.44
Sep 2015 *	195	260	1.3	106	0.54
Sep 2014 *	177	297	1.7	115	0.65

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

199 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.732nd of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%31st of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Buckinghamshire 72% England 66%

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.78

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	199	38.7	29%	52%	–
2024/25	170	38.9	29%	52%	–
2023/24	195	36.4	31%	52%	−0.78
2022/23	198	34.3	25%	46%	−0.93

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

The Mandeville SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
The Grange School
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Aylesbury High School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 74.3Attainment 8 Selective
Aylesbury UTC
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

25.5Attainment 8
Aylesbury Grammar School
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place 74.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Kingsbrook School
4.1 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2024

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

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148851 · 825/4067
Trust: Insignis Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,001 pupils · 966 on roll
Free school meals: 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2022
Replaced: The Mandeville School (URN 110497)
Address: Ellen Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8ES
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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