Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
Weedon Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Ashleigh Ferdinand
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 537
- URN
- 110276
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296482278
About this school
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School is a community primary school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 537 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 26% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 66% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 76% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 558 |
| 2023/24 | 550 |
| 2024/25 | 536 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School compares
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School ranked 108th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.5% | 29.3% | 537 | — |
| Elmhurst School | 47% | 6% | 35.6% | 468 | 0.6 miles |
| Thomas Hickman School | 52% | 6.6% | 36.5% | 500 | 0.6 miles |
| Bearbrook Combined School | 45% | 6% | 30% | 498 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England School | 57% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 448 | 0.7 miles |
| Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.8% | 447 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.29%
- English as an additional language
- 41.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.54%
- Persistent absence
- 18.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmhurst School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Thomas Hickman School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Bearbrook Combined School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
St Mary's Church of England School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School ranks 24th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Aylesbury.
- Ashmead Combined School Primary
- Aston Clinton School Primary
- Bearbrook Combined School Primary
- Bedgrove Infant School Primary
- Bedgrove Junior School Primary
- Bierton Church of England Combined School Primary
- Brill Church of England School Primary
- Broughton Community Schools (Infants) Primary
- Broughton Junior School Primary
- Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School Primary
- Elmhurst School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School teach?
- Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School?
- The headteacher of Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School is Miss Ashleigh Ferdinand, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School?
- Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School has 537 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School full?
- Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School has capacity for 540 pupils and 537 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School a faith school?
- No. Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School has no designated religious character.
- Does Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School as having nursery classes.
- How have Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School ranked 108th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School's absence rate?
- Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.