Aylesbury High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 136846
- Address
- Walton Road, HP21 7SX
- Website
- www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1358 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 27.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.0%
White British 34.3%
Indian 23%
Other Asian 11.2%
Pakistani 7.8%
African 7.1%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 4.3%
Unclassified 2.4%
Chinese 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 74.1
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.82
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 178 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 175 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Dance | GCSE | 17 |
| Economics | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Aylesbury High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 136
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 0 189 |
| Year 8 | 189 0 189 |
| Year 9 | 186 0 186 |
| Year 10 | 186 0 186 |
| Year 11 | 181 0 181 |
| Year 12 | 217 0 217 |
| Year 13 | 210 0 210 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 90.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 2.0% 22.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 95.0% 62.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 73.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 61.0% 38.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 2.4% |