The Pace Centre
Coventon Road, Coventon Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9JL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Smith
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 49
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 131462
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296392739
About this school
The Pace Centre is an independent special school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Pace Centre under its current framework. 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
The Pace Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1998, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 The Pace Centre 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 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
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
- 39
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit0.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Aylesbury
-
Pebble Brook School1.0 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
Stocklake Park Community School1.1 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Classes2.0 miles
Other types · Aylesbury
-
Booker Park Community School2.4 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
- Booker Park Community School Special schools
- 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
- 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 ages does The Pace Centre teach?
- The Pace Centre teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is a special school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of The Pace Centre?
- The headteacher of The Pace Centre is Mr Richard Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Pace Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Pace Centre 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 The Pace Centre?
- The Pace Centre has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is The Pace Centre full?
- The Pace Centre has capacity for 49 pupils and 39 on roll (80%), 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 The Pace Centre a faith school?
- No. The Pace Centre has no designated religious character.
- What are The Pace Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Pace Centre'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 24 July 2026.