Aylesbury High School
Walton Road, Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marieke Forster
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,300
- Pupils on roll
- 1,368
- URN
- 136846
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296388222
About this school
Aylesbury High School is a girls' secondary academy in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,368 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
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 | 182 | 183 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 77.6 | 76.3 | 74.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.91 +0.70 to +1.12 | +0.81 +0.60 to +1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 98.4% | 98.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 99.5% | 98.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 67.2% | 58.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
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 Aylesbury High 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 | 77.6 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.3 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.3 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,305 |
| 2023/24 | 1,322 |
| 2024/25 | 1,358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aylesbury High School compares
Aylesbury High School ranked 4th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74.3 | 5.5% | 6% | 1,368 | — |
| Aylesbury Grammar School | 74.5 | 6.5% | 6.1% | 1,346 | 0.1 miles |
| The Grange School | 40.4 | 9.7% | 24.4% | 1,418 | 0.2 miles |
| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | 73.2 | 5% | 7.3% | 1,353 | 0.9 miles |
| The Mandeville School | 38.9 | 12% | 27.7% | 966 | 1.0 miles |
| Aylesbury UTC | 23.8 | 26.6% | 42.5% | 128 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.02%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 15.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aylesbury Grammar School0.1 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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The Grange School0.2 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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The Mandeville School1.0 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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Aylesbury UTC1.0 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Aylesbury High School ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Aylesbury.
- Aylesbury Grammar School Secondary
- Aylesbury UTC Secondary
- John Colet School Secondary
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar 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 year groups does Aylesbury High School teach?
- Aylesbury High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Aylesbury High School?
- The headteacher of Aylesbury High School is Mrs Marieke Forster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aylesbury High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aylesbury High 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 Aylesbury High School?
- Aylesbury High School has 1,368 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Aylesbury High School full?
- Aylesbury High School has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,368 on roll (105%), 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 Aylesbury High School a faith school?
- No. Aylesbury High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Aylesbury High School a selective school?
- Yes. Aylesbury High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Aylesbury High School?
- Aylesbury High School is part of AYLESBURY HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Aylesbury High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 77.6 in 2022/23 and 74.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aylesbury High School rank locally?
- Aylesbury High School ranked 4th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aylesbury High School's absence rate?
- Aylesbury High School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aylesbury High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aylesbury High 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.