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The Aylesbury Vale Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 3–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 42 42.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D D 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 73% 73% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
42 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
31% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
4.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.07 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 39.8[7] 25.3%[7]
2023/24 41.3[5] 31.4%[5] +0.07[5]
2022/23 43.9[8] 33%[8] +0.22[8]
2021/22 44.8[9] 41%[9] 0.00[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2017/18[10]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[11]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[11]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2017/18 D+[10] 0%[10]
2016/17 D-[12]
2015/16 D[13] 0%[13]
2014/15 D[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
73% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
8% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 74%[16] 8%[16] 106[16] 107[16]
2022/23 67%[17] 12%[17] 106[17] 106[17]
2018/19 47%[18] 10%[18] 102[18] 103[18]
2017/18 59%[19] 10%[19] 103[19] 103[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
38% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
44% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[20]
Employment
3% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[21] 38%[21] 47%[21] 5%[21] 4%[21]
2020/21 94%[22] 48%[22] 1%[22] 34%[22] 5%[22] 6%[22]
2019/20 93%[23] 42%[23] 0%[23] 49%[23] 1%[23] 1%[23]
2018/19 93%[24] 39%[24] 1%[24] 49%[24] 3%[24] 1%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
79% 2022/23[25]
Education
50% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[25]
Employment
29% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 73%[26] 53%[26] 0%[26] 20%[26]
2020/21 76%[27] 24%[27] 14%[27] 38%[27]
2019/20 84%[28] 47%[28] 11%[28] 26%[28]
2018/19 71%[29] 7%[29] 29%[29] 36%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
53% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
0% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
0% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 41%[32] 3%[32]
2019/20 67%[31] 0%[31] 0%[31] 0%[31]
2018/19 25%[33] 0%[33] 0%[33] 0%[33]
2017/18 43%[34] 7%[34] 7%[34] 0%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
8 May 2024[35]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[35]
Report published
11 Jun 2024[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
22 Jan 2019[36] Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection[36] Good[36]
23 Nov 2016[37] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[37] Inadequate[37]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
446 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
145 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
189 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 442[38] 159[38] 193[38] 2.3[38] 0.8[38]
Entry Sept 2024 429[38] 148[38] 195[38] 2.2[38] 0.8[38]
Entry Sept 2023 483[38] 173[38] 165[38] 2.9[38] 1.0[38]
Entry Sept 2022 413[38] 106[38] 188[38] 2.2[38] 0.6[38]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
3.4 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
206 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
72 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
60 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 179[38] 64[38] 60[38] 3.0[38] 1.1[38]
Entry Sept 2024 198[38] 76[38] 59[38] 3.4[38] 1.3[38]
Entry Sept 2023 225[38] 88[38] 56[38] 4.0[38] 1.6[38]
Entry Sept 2022 186[38] 60[38] 60[38] 3.1[38] 1.0[38]

Admissions

Places (published admission number)
180 Entry Sept 2027[39]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
3–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1440[1]
Trust
THE AYLESBURY VALE ACADEMY[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
http://www.theacademy.me[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[40]
Postcode
HP18 0WS[1]
URN
135879[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1831 2024/25[41]
English as an additional language
20.9% 2024/25[41]
SEN support
19.8% 2024/25[41]
EHC plan
3.7% 2024/25[41]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
25.1% 2024/25[41]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
59.5%[42]
Mixed
10.6%[42]
Asian
19.8%[42]
Black
8.1%[42]
Any other ethnic group
1.1%[42]
Unclassified
1%[42]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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