The Aylesbury Vale Academy is a all-through school located in Aylesbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Paradise Orchard, Aylesbury, HP18 0WS
Website: http://www.theacademy.me
Telephone: 01296428551
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Gavin Gibson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135879

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1440
Number of Pupils: 1696
Number of Boys: 849
Number of Girls: 847

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1.1
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.9 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -0.02 to 0.43
Of the 135 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 121 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:2%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.36
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Green Ridge Primary Academy
President Road , Berryfields HP18 0YA
- not rated 813 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Hickman School
Belgrave Road , HP19 9HP
3out of 4 1,380 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
Jubilee Square , Buckingham Park HP19 9DZ
3out of 4 2,426 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
Weedon Road , HP19 9NS
3out of 4 2,427 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England School
Keen Close , Fairford Leys HP19 7WF
- not rated 2,467 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckinghamshire UTC
Oxford Road , HP21 8PB
2out of 4 3,279 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Aylesbury Vale Academy
Paradise Orchard , HP18 0WS
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benjamin College
4 Wren Path , Fairford Leys HP19 7AR
- not rated 2,117 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Pace Centre
Coventon Road , Coventon Road HP19 9JL
- not rated 2,157 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Units 1 and 2 , The Abbey Centre HP19 9NS
4out of 4 2,365 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.