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Aylesbury High School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 76 75.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
75.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
96.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
72.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.81 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 74.3[6] 98.9%[6]
2023/24 76.3[4] 98.4%[4] +0.81[4]
2022/23 77.6[7] 98%[7] +0.91[7]
2021/22 77.2[8] 97%[8] +0.68[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
33.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 30.2%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 38.8%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 44.3%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 30.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
95% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
2% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 89%[15] 1%[15] 3%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 100%[16] 96%[16] 0%[16] 2%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 97%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 93%[18] 1%[18] 3%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
70% 2022/23[19]
Education
70% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
16% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 69%[20] 73%[20] 2%[20] 16%[20]
2020/21 87%[21] 64%[21] 69%[21] 2%[21] 16%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 71%[22] 72%[22] 1%[22] 16%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 66%[23] 67%[23] 3%[23] 20%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
89% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
61% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
55% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[26] 60%[26]
2019/20 89%[25] 60%[25] 55%[25] 3%[25]
2018/19 86%[27] 52%[27] 49%[27] 4%[27]
2017/18 89%[28] 49%[28] 44%[28] 4%[28]

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
5 Dec 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
7 Feb 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.9 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
554 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
268 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
191 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 558[30] 274[30] 187[30] 3.0[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2024 506[30] 233[30] 181[30] 2.8[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 553[30] 261[30] 174[30] 3.2[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2022 516[30] 221[30] 170[30] 3.0[30] 1.3[30]

Admissions

Test registration closes
31 Oct 2025 Entry Sept 2026[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1300[1]
Trust
AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[32]
Postcode
HP21 7SX[1]
URN
136846[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1358 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
27.3% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
4% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
0.2% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
6% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
36.8%[34]
Mixed
6.4%[34]
Asian
46.9%[34]
Black
7%[34]
Any other ethnic group
0.7%[34]
Unclassified
2.1%[34]

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.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The school is unashamedly ambitious for all pupils. A meticulously crafted curriculum ensures that pupils build new knowledge and skills at an impressive rate.[35]
Warmth
This is a calm and joyful place. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and kind[35]
Pastoral care
The school proactively seeks to understand pupils’ well-being and provides help rapidly where there is a need. When pupils experience difficulties, they know there is a strong pastoral team that will help them.[35]
Behaviour
They love learning and demonstrate exceptional maturity in all lessons.[35]
Learning support
Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent.[35]
Enrichment
The huge range of clubs on offer then provides pupils with opportunities to develop their interests further[35]
Pupil voice
The head girl and the pupil ‘cabinet’ are integral to the school.[35]
Independence
Pupils develop remarkable independence and study skills through the very deliberate work of the school.[35]
Collaboration
The house system is particularly impressive, with pupil-led competitions that showcase talents, teamwork and organisational skills.[35]
Diversity
Pupils are proud that their school encourages everyone to be themselves, find their own talents and value different opinions.[35]

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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  31. ahs.bucks.sch.uk: ahs.bucks.sch.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    all applicants must notify their home Local Authority of their preference for the school prior to the closing date of 31 October 2025. (p. 4)
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    Quotes (12)
    This is a calm and joyful place (p. 3)
    Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and kind (p. 3)
    The school is unashamedly ambitious for all pupils. A meticulously crafted curriculum ensures that pupils build new knowledge and skills at an impressive rate (p. 2)
    The school proactively seeks to understand pupils' well-being and provides help rapidly where there is a need (p. 3)
    When pupils experience difficulties, they know there is a strong pastoral team that will help them (p. 3)
    They love learning and demonstrate exceptional maturity in all lessons (p. 3)
    Pupils are proud that their school encourages everyone to be themselves, find their own talents and value different opinions (p. 3)
    The huge range of clubs on offer then provides pupils with opportunities to develop their interests further (p. 3)
    The head girl and the pupil 'cabinet' are integral to the school (p. 2)
    Pupils develop remarkable independence and study skills through the very deliberate work of the school (p. 2)
    The house system is particularly impressive, with pupil-led competitions that showcase talents, teamwork and organisational skills (p. 2)
    Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent (p. 2)