Westcott Church of England School
High Street, Westcott, Aylesbury, HP18 0PH
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Butler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- URN
- 110442
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
Westcott Church of England School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Aylesbury. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 35 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Westcott Church of England School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - |
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 Westcott Church of England 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 | 44% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 35 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westcott Church of England School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.7% | 30.3% | 35 | — |
| Waddesdon Village Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 15.1% | 217 | 1.6 miles |
| Quainton Church of England School | 58% | 6.4% | 16.3% | 175 | 2.5 miles |
| Grendon Underwood School | 79% | 5% | 15% | 188 | 3.1 miles |
| Cuddington and Dinton CofE School | 81% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 179 | 3.9 miles |
| Brill Church of England School | 79% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 199 | 4.2 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.3%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waddesdon Village Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Quainton Church of England School2.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Grendon Underwood School3.1 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Cuddington and Dinton CofE School3.9 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Brill Church of England School4.2 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 ages does Westcott Church of England School teach?
- Westcott Church of England School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Has Westcott Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Westcott Church of England 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 many pupils are at Westcott Church of England School?
- Westcott Church of England School had 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Westcott Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Westcott Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westcott Church of England 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 31 August 2024.