Chiltern Way Academy
Church Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal Callum Mansell
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 412
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 142695
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296622157
About this school
Chiltern Way Academy is a special academy in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chiltern Way Academy, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 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 | 8% | 25% | 7% |
| Expected standard in maths | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 8% | 17% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 91.0 | 97.0 | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89.0 | 89.0 | 90.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 30 | 37 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.18 -2.76 to -1.60 | -2.96 -3.49 to -2.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 Chiltern Way Academy 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.6 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.1 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.7 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 285 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 28 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.88%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 21.41%
- Persistent absence
- 51.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Griffin House School3.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Gateway School3.7 miles
Independent schools · Great Missenden
-
Booker Park Community School4.0 miles
Special schools · Aylesbury
-
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Classes4.2 miles
Other types · Aylesbury
-
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts4.2 miles
Independent schools · Tring
Other schools in Aylesbury
- Booker Park Community School Special schools
- 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 ages does Chiltern Way Academy teach?
- Chiltern Way Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Chiltern Way Academy?
- The headteacher of Chiltern Way Academy is Principal Callum Mansell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chiltern Way Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chiltern Way Academy, 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 Chiltern Way Academy?
- Chiltern Way Academy has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Chiltern Way Academy full?
- Chiltern Way Academy has capacity for 412 pupils and 311 on roll (75%), 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 Chiltern Way Academy a faith school?
- No. Chiltern Way Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Chiltern Way Academy part of an academy trust?
- Chiltern Way Academy is part of CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chiltern Way Academy have?
- The schools register lists Chiltern Way Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chiltern Way Academy'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 Chiltern Way Academy's absence rate?
- Chiltern Way Academy's overall absence rate is 21.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chiltern Way Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chiltern Way Academy'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 2 July 2026.