Aylesbury High School

School overview

Aylesbury High School is a girls' secondary school serving Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 1,358 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Aylesbury High School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 74.3, well above the national average of 46. That is down 2.0 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of secondary schools in England.

99% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 99% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.