Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8PE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Holdsworth
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- Insignis Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,305
- Pupils on roll
- 1,353
- URN
- 136845
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296424781
About this school
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School is a secondary academy in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,353 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 191 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.3 | 70.8 | 73.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.51 +0.30 to +0.72 | +0.49 +0.28 to +0.70 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 94.2% | 97.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 23% | 56.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 |
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 Sir Henry Floyd Grammar 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 | 73.3 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 70.8 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 73.2 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,362 |
| 2023/24 | 1,367 |
| 2024/25 | 1,348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School compares
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School ranked 10th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73.2 | 5% | 7.3% | 1,353 | — |
| Aylesbury UTC | 23.8 | 26.6% | 42.5% | 128 | 0.1 miles |
| Aylesbury High School | 74.3 | 5.5% | 6% | 1,368 | 0.9 miles |
| Aylesbury Grammar School | 74.5 | 6.5% | 6.1% | 1,346 | 1.0 miles |
| The Mandeville School | 38.9 | 12% | 27.7% | 966 | 1.1 miles |
| The Grange School | 40.4 | 9.7% | 24.4% | 1,418 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
- 20 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.33%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 10.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aylesbury UTC0.1 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
-
Aylesbury High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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Aylesbury Grammar School1.0 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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The Mandeville School1.1 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
-
The Grange School1.1 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Aylesbury.
- Aylesbury Grammar School Secondary
- Aylesbury High School Secondary
- Aylesbury UTC Secondary
- John Colet School Secondary
- The Cottesloe School Secondary
- The Grange School Secondary
- The Kingsbrook School Secondary
- The Mandeville School Secondary
- Waddesdon Church of England School Secondary
- Ashmead Combined School Primary
- Aston Clinton School Primary
- Bearbrook Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School teach?
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School is Mr Sam Holdsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Henry Floyd Grammar 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 many pupils are at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School?
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School has 1,353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School full?
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School has capacity for 1,305 pupils and 1,353 on roll (104%), 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 Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School is part of INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.3 in 2022/23 and 73.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School ranked 10th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School's absence rate?
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Henry Floyd Grammar 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 1 July 2026.