Ashfold School
Dorton House, Dorton, Aylesbury, HP18 9NG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Rickner
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 110563
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844238237
About this school
Ashfold School is a Christian independent school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 13 and has 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ashfold School under its current framework. 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
Ashfold School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1947, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Ashfold 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 300 |
| 2023/24 | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 44
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chilworth House Upper School6.3 miles
Special schools · Oxfordshire
-
Chilworth House School6.4 miles
Special schools · Oxford
-
John Watson School7.4 miles
Academies · Oxford
-
The Pace Centre8.0 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit8.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · 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 Ashfold School teach?
- Ashfold School teaches children aged 2 to 13. It is an independent school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashfold School?
- The headteacher of Ashfold School is Mr Michael Rickner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashfold School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ashfold 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 Ashfold School?
- Ashfold School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 13.
- Is Ashfold School full?
- Ashfold School has capacity for 350 pupils and 226 on roll (65%), 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 Ashfold School a faith school?
- Yes. Ashfold School is designated Christian.
- Does Ashfold School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashfold School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.