Thomas Hickman School
Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Pippa Brand-Benee
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 488
- Pupils on roll
- 500
- URN
- 110313
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296485683
About this school
Thomas Hickman School is a community primary school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 500 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Hickman School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 53% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 61% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 69% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 66% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Thomas Hickman 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 | 53% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 501 |
| 2023/24 | 504 |
| 2024/25 | 513 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Hickman School compares
Thomas Hickman School ranked 122nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.6% | 36.5% | 500 | — |
| Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School | 58% | 6.5% | 29.3% | 537 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England School | 57% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 448 | 0.8 miles |
| Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.8% | 447 | 0.9 miles |
| Bearbrook Combined School | 45% | 6% | 30% | 498 | 1.0 miles |
| Elmhurst School | 47% | 6% | 35.6% | 468 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.53%
- English as an additional language
- 40.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 20.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
St Mary's Church of England School0.8 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Bearbrook Combined School1.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Elmhurst School1.2 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Thomas Hickman School ranks 31st 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 Thomas Hickman School teach?
- Thomas Hickman School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Thomas Hickman School?
- The interim headteacher of Thomas Hickman School is Mrs Pippa Brand-Benee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Hickman School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Hickman 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 Thomas Hickman School?
- Thomas Hickman School has 500 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Thomas Hickman School full?
- Thomas Hickman School has capacity for 488 pupils and 500 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas Hickman School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Hickman School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Hickman School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Hickman School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thomas Hickman School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Hickman School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Thomas Hickman School ranked 122nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Hickman School's absence rate?
- Thomas Hickman School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Hickman School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Hickman 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.