The Aylesbury Vale Academy
Aylesbury, HP18 0WS · Buckinghamshire · all-through school
26th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire we can score, 37 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 905 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.2/10 among them, against 2.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 25.3 · 10 | 30% | 0.29 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.07 · 55 | 25% | 1.38 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 39.8 · 20 | 10% | 0.20 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2024-06. In 2024/25, 25.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 39.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.07 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.2 out of 10 among them, against 2.9 out of 10 nationally.
Getting in. The school has 1831 pupils in a capacity of 1440, exceeding its limit by 391. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With the school significantly over capacity, how does the admissions process handle new applications for the next academic year? Since the Progress 8 score is positive but Attainment 8 is below the national median, what specific support is provided to help students reach higher grades in core subjects? How does the school manage the transition for students moving between the primary and secondary phases within the all-through structure?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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