Thomas Hickman School is a primary 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 08/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Belgrave Road, Aylesbury

School Information

Address: Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9HP
Website: www.thomashickman.bucks.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01296485683
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Pippa Brand-Benee
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110313

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 461
Number of Pupils: 493
Number of Boys: 249
Number of Girls: 244

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.1
Writing
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.8 to -2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:35%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Hickman School
Belgrave Road , HP19 9HP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
Weedon Road , HP19 9NS
3out of 4 1,060 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England School
Keen Close , Fairford Leys HP19 7WF
- not rated 1,343 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School
Jubilee Square , Buckingham Park HP19 9DZ
3out of 4 1,527 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bearbrook Combined School
Fowler Road , HP19 7QP
3out of 4 1,828 yd Academy converter No 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 2,001 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Oxford Road , HP21 8PE
4out of 4 2,094 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aylesbury Grammar School
Walton Road , HP21 7RP
4out of 4 3,245 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckinghamshire College Group
Oxford Road , HP21 8PD
- not rated 2,102 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 1,380 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Pace Centre
Coventon Road , Coventon Road HP19 9JL
- not rated 792 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 4 996 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Benjamin College
4 Wren Path , Fairford Leys HP19 7AR
- not rated 1,272 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pebble Brook School
Churchill Avenue , HP21 8LZ
3out of 4 2,270 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stocklake Park Community School
Stocklake , HP20 1DP
3out of 4 2,766 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.