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Aylesbury Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 74 74.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
74.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
96.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
58.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.86 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 74.5[6] 95.2%[6]
2023/24 75.7[4] 97.8%[4] +0.86[4]
2022/23 75[7] 94%[7] +0.72[7]
2021/22 77.7[8] 97%[8] +0.73[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
35.7% 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] 44.3%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 43.8%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 51.3%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 42%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

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

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
Education
68% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
14% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 69%[20] 4%[20] 14%[20]
2020/21 88%[21] 71%[21] 2%[21] 15%[21]
2019/20 90%[22] 80%[22] 3%[22] 8%[22]
2018/19 91%[23] 72%[23] 2%[23] 16%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
85% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
57% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
59% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
6% 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 90%[26] 61%[26]
2019/20 90%[25] 58%[25] 59%[25] 6%[25]
2018/19 90%[27] 66%[27] 50%[27] 7%[27]
2017/18 83%[28] 57%[28] 49%[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
2 Nov 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
14 Dec 2022[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
3.1 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
568 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
292 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
183 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 571[30] 278[30] 176[30] 3.2[30] 1.6[30]
Entry Sept 2024 577[30] 277[30] 177[30] 3.3[30] 1.6[30]
Entry Sept 2023 512[30] 234[30] 179[30] 2.9[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2022 563[30] 254[30] 175[30] 3.2[30] 1.5[30]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
186 2026-10-14[31]
Entrance test, 11+ entry
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT) 2026-10-14[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1336[1]
Trust
AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
http://www.ags.bucks.sch.uk[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[32]
Postcode
HP21 7RP[1]
URN
136884[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1344 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
25.7% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
1.5% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
0.7% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
6.1% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
37.7%[34]
Mixed
7.3%[34]
Asian
46%[34]
Black
6.2%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.6%[34]
Unclassified
1.3%[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
Leaders have designed a demanding curriculum.[35]
Warmth
The house system promotes a strong sense of belonging. They show high levels of respect for each other, staff and visitors.[35]
Pastoral care
Pupils know that staff care about them.[35]
Behaviour
The behaviour of pupils is exemplary.[35]
Learning support
Leaders expertly identify pupils' additional needs.[35]
Enrichment
The personal development of pupils is a towering strength of the school. There is an abundance of opportunities designed to develop and nurture pupils' character and talents.[35]
Pupil voice
The 'student committee for change' is highly regarded. pupils make a significant contribution to school development priorities, such as promoting equality and diversity.[35]
Independence
Pupils take responsibility for remedying their own gaps in their learning.[35]
Collaboration
Students mentor younger pupils and help at local schools.[35]
Diversity
promoting equality and diversity[35]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    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.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    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.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  24. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  25. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  26. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  27. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  28. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: 16-18 progression to higher education. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  29. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  30. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  31. ags.bucks.sch.uk: ags.bucks.sch.uk — Admissions Policy 2027 Draft (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    Year 7 186 (p. 2)
    Boys are eligible to be considered for admission to Aylesbury Grammar School in Year 7 if they meet the required qualifying score of 121 in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT) (p. 2)
  32. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  33. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (13)
    The house system promotes a strong sense of belonging (p. 3)
    They show high levels of respect for each other, staff and visitors (p. 2)
    Leaders have designed a demanding curriculum (p. 2)
    Pupils know that staff care about them (p. 3)
    The behaviour of pupils is exemplary (p. 2)
    promoting equality and diversity (p. 2)
    The personal development of pupils is a towering strength of the school (p. 2)
    There is an abundance of opportunities designed to develop and nurture pupils' character and talents (p. 2)
    The 'student committee for change' is highly regarded (p. 2)
    pupils make a significant contribution to school development priorities, such as promoting equality and diversity (p. 2)
    Pupils take responsibility for remedying their own gaps in their learning (p. 2)
    Students mentor younger pupils and help at local schools (p. 3)
    Leaders expertly identify pupils' additional needs (p. 2)