Halton Community Combined School
Tring Road, Halton, Aylesbury, HP22 5PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Horsfield
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 237
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 110391
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296622264
About this school
Halton Community Combined School is a community primary school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Halton Community Combined 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 52% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 65% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 68% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 55% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Halton Community 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 | 58% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halton Community Combined School compares
Halton Community Combined School ranked 73rd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 204 | — |
| Wendover Church of England Junior School | 62% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| The John Hampden School | — | 4.6% | 6.4% | 270 | 0.6 miles |
| Weston Turville Church of England School | 61% | 6.8% | 14.1% | 201 | 1.8 miles |
| Aston Clinton School | 54% | 4.9% | 10% | 402 | 2.0 miles |
| Stoke Mandeville Combined School | 59% | 4.6% | 17.1% | 218 | 2.8 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)
- 6.76%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wendover Church of England Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
The John Hampden School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Weston Turville Church of England School1.8 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Aston Clinton School2.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Stoke Mandeville Combined School2.8 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Halton Community Combined School ranks 15th 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 Halton Community Combined School teach?
- Halton Community Combined School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Halton Community Combined School?
- The headteacher of Halton Community Combined School is Mr Colin Horsfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Halton Community Combined School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halton Community Combined 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 Halton Community Combined School?
- Halton Community Combined School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Halton Community Combined School full?
- Halton Community Combined School has capacity for 237 pupils and 204 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Halton Community Combined School a faith school?
- No. Halton Community Combined School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halton Community Combined School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halton Community Combined School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Halton Community Combined School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% 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.
- How does Halton Community Combined School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Halton Community Combined School ranked 73rd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halton Community Combined School's absence rate?
- Halton Community Combined School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halton Community Combined School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halton Community 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 29 June 2026.