Pebble Brook School
Churchill Avenue, Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susanna Sutton
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 110576
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296415761
About this school
Pebble Brook School is a community special school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 180 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 24 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.3 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.93 -2.62 to -1.23 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pebble Brook 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.16%
- English as an additional language
- 20.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.65%
- Persistent absence
- 35.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Aylesbury
-
The Pace Centre1.0 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
Stocklake Park Community School1.0 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Classes1.1 miles
Other types · Aylesbury
-
Booker Park Community School1.4 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
- Booker Park Community School Special schools
- Chiltern Way Academy Academies
- Macintyre School Special schools
- Stocklake Park Community School Special schools
- The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- The Pace Centre Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Pebble Brook School teach?
- Pebble Brook School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Pebble Brook School?
- The headteacher of Pebble Brook School is Mrs Susanna Sutton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pebble Brook School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pebble Brook 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 big is Pebble Brook School?
- Pebble Brook School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Pebble Brook School full?
- Pebble Brook School has capacity for 140 pupils and 180 on roll (129%), 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 Pebble Brook School a faith school?
- No. Pebble Brook School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Pebble Brook School have?
- The schools register lists Pebble Brook School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Pebble Brook School's absence rate?
- Pebble Brook School's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pebble Brook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pebble Brook 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.