Ashmead Combined School
Cole Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8SU
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Ashmead Combined School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co Headteacher
- Mr Mike Pearse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 707
- URN
- 110356
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
Ashmead Combined School was a foundation primary school in Aylesbury. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 707 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ashmead Combined School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 93 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 69% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 82% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Ashmead Combined 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 | 68% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 711 |
| 2023/24 | 707 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashmead Combined School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 48% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.8% | 25.9% | 707 | — |
| Ashmead Combined School | — | 4.6% | 29.3% | 707 | 0.0 miles |
| Oak Green School | 50% | 6.9% | 36.8% | 705 | 0.6 miles |
| William Harding School | 67% | 6% | 18% | 798 | 1.0 miles |
| Bearbrook Combined School | 45% | 6% | 30% | 498 | 1.0 miles |
| Turnfurlong Junior School | 68% | 5% | 16.5% | 415 | 1.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.9%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashmead Combined School0.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Oak Green School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
William Harding School1.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Bearbrook Combined School1.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Turnfurlong Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other 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 year groups does Ashmead Combined School teach?
- Ashmead Combined School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Has Ashmead Combined School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ashmead Combined School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ashmead Combined School?
- Ashmead Combined School had 707 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Ashmead Combined School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ashmead Combined School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashmead Combined 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 30 November 2024.