Aylesbury High SchoolThe Mandeville School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Aylesbury.

Summary of the comparison

Aylesbury High School and The Mandeville School are secondary schools in Aylesbury.

  • Aylesbury High School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and The Mandeville School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Aylesbury High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Aylesbury High School was judged Outstanding and The Mandeville School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.3 for Aylesbury High School and 38.9 for The Mandeville School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Aylesbury High School (77.2 in 2021-22, 74.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at The Mandeville School (34.3 in 2022-23, 38.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Aylesbury High School versus The Mandeville School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburyAylesbury High SchoolAylesburyThe Mandeville SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA85/100Stronger figureF29/100
Local ranking4th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure34th of 37 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,358 1,001
Capacity1,300 1,001
LocationAylesbury, HP21 7SX Aylesbury, HP21 8ES
GCSE results
Attainment 874.3 Stronger figure38.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths98.9% Stronger figure29.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.9% Stronger figure52.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc58.6% Stronger figure12.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.84 Stronger figure3.24 4.09
Cohort181 170
A-level results
A-level entries212 Not reported
A-level average points43.0 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points43.1 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects33.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,358 1,001
Free school meals (ever 6)6.0% 27.7%
English as an additional language27.3% 33.5%
SEN support4.0% 18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.2% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure12.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.3% Stronger figure33.8% 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

The Mandeville School

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