Aylesbury High SchoolJohn Colet School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Aylesbury.
Summary of the comparison
Aylesbury High School and John Colet School are secondary schools in Aylesbury.
Aylesbury High School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and John Colet School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Aylesbury High School is ahead on our composite score.
Aylesbury High School was judged Outstanding and John Colet School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.3 for Aylesbury High School and 47.6 for John Colet School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Aylesbury High School (77.2 in 2021-22, 74.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at John Colet School (50.5 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AylesburyAylesbury High School | AylesburyJohn Colet School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 22nd of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,358 | 1,067 | |
| Capacity | 1,300 | 998 | |
| Location | Aylesbury, HP21 7SX | Aylesbury, HP22 6HF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 74.3 Stronger figure | 47.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.9% Stronger figure | 47.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.9% Stronger figure | 75.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 58.6% Stronger figure | 22.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.84 Stronger figure | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 181 | 204 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 212 | 58 | |
| A-level average points | 43.0 Stronger figure | 29.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.1 Stronger figure | 29.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 33.3% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,358 | 1,067 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.0% | 15.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.3% | 8.2% | |
| SEN support | 4.0% | 15.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.3% Stronger figure | 21.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Aylesbury High School
John Colet School
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