Ickford School
Sheldon Road, Ickford, Aylesbury, HP18 9HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ICKFORD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Basnett
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 142847
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844339261
About this school
Ickford School is a primary academy in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ickford School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- 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 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 94% | 100% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 113.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.30 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Ickford 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 | 94% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ickford School compares
Ickford School ranked 1st of 141 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 2.2% | 3% | 138 | — |
| Long Crendon School | 78% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 226 | 2.9 miles |
| Oakley Church of England Combined School | 63% | 3.7% | 10.9% | 91 | 3.0 miles |
| Great Milton Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 15.1% | 174 | 3.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame | 63% | 5% | 13.5% | 162 | 3.4 miles |
| Wheatley Church of England Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 256 | 3.7 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
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.99%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 2.21%
- Persistent absence
- 0.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Crendon School2.9 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Oakley Church of England Combined School3.0 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Great Milton Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame3.4 miles
Primary · Thame
-
Wheatley Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Aylesbury
Ickford School ranks 1st of the 34 ranked primary schools in Aylesbury.
- 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
- Brill Church of England School Primary
- Broughton Community Schools (Infants) Primary
- Broughton Junior School Primary
- Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School Primary
- Elmhurst School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ickford School teach?
- Ickford School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Ickford School?
- The headteacher of Ickford School is Mrs Dawn Basnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ickford School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ickford 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 Ickford School?
- Ickford School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ickford School full?
- Ickford School has capacity for 140 pupils and 138 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ickford School a faith school?
- No. Ickford School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ickford School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ickford School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ickford School part of an academy trust?
- Ickford School is part of ICKFORD LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ickford School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 94% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ickford School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Ickford School ranked 1st of 141 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ickford School's absence rate?
- Ickford School's overall absence rate is 2.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ickford School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ickford 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 13 August 2026.