Booker Park Community School
Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Bradley Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Vale Federation
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 110588
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296427221
About this school
Booker Park Community School is a community special school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 241 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. 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
- Good
- 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 | 41 | 41 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Booker Park Community 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 | 0% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.47%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.69%
- Persistent absence
- 32.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Classes0.5 miles
Other types · Aylesbury
-
Pebble Brook School1.4 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
Stocklake Park Community School1.8 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit2.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Aylesbury
-
The Pace Centre2.4 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
- Chiltern Way Academy Academies
- Macintyre School Special schools
- Pebble Brook 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 Booker Park Community School teach?
- Booker Park Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the principal of Booker Park Community School?
- The principal of Booker Park Community School is Mr Bradley Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Booker Park Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Booker Park Community 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 Booker Park Community School?
- Booker Park Community School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Booker Park Community School full?
- Booker Park Community School has capacity for 235 pupils and 241 on roll (103%), 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 Booker Park Community School a faith school?
- No. Booker Park Community School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Booker Park Community School?
- Booker Park Community School is part of the The Vale Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Booker Park Community School have?
- The schools register lists Booker Park Community School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Booker Park Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Booker Park Community School's absence rate?
- Booker Park Community School's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Booker Park Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Booker Park Community 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.