Bedgrove Junior School
Ingram Avenue, Aylesbury, HP21 9DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREAT LEARNERS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Harrison Hillier
- Sponsor
- Great Learners Trust
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 479
- URN
- 146809
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296487973
About this school
Bedgrove Junior School is a primary academy in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 479 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bedgrove Junior 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 125 | 123 | 122 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 69% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 9% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 74% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Bedgrove Junior 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 | 66% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 486 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 483 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedgrove Junior School compares
Bedgrove Junior School ranked 80th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.1% | 13.7% | 479 | — |
| Bedgrove Infant School | — | 5% | 6.7% | 449 | 0.1 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Junior School | 80% | 3.9% | 18% | 256 | 0.5 miles |
| Turnfurlong Junior School | 68% | 5% | 16.5% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Turnfurlong Infant School | — | 5.7% | 11.8% | 306 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.8% | 15.8% | 213 | 0.6 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)
- 13.66%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 9.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedgrove Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
St Edward's Catholic Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
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Turnfurlong Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
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Turnfurlong Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
Bedgrove Junior School ranks 17th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Aylesbury.
- Ashmead Combined School Primary
- Aston Clinton School Primary
- Bearbrook Combined School Primary
- Bedgrove Infant 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
- Great Kimble Church of England School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bedgrove Junior School teach?
- Bedgrove Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedgrove Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bedgrove Junior School is Mr Harrison Hillier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bedgrove Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedgrove Junior 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 Bedgrove Junior School?
- Bedgrove Junior School has 479 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bedgrove Junior School full?
- Bedgrove Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 479 on roll (100%), 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 Bedgrove Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bedgrove Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bedgrove Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bedgrove Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bedgrove Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Bedgrove Junior School is part of GREAT LEARNERS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bedgrove Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bedgrove Junior School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Bedgrove Junior School ranked 80th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bedgrove Junior School's absence rate?
- Bedgrove Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bedgrove Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedgrove Junior 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 10 July 2026.