Bearbrook Combined SchoolAshmead Combined School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bearbrook Combined School and Ashmead Combined School are primary schools in Aylesbury.

  • Bearbrook Combined School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ashmead Combined School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ashmead Combined School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bearbrook Combined School was judged Good and Ashmead Combined School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bearbrook Combined School (50.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bearbrook Combined School versus Ashmead Combined School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburyBearbrook Combined SchoolAylesburyAshmead Combined SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking120th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure172nd of 180 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll505 712
Capacity420 720
LocationAylesbury, HP19 7QP Aylesbury, HP21 8SU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census505 712
Free school meals (ever 6)29.9% 29.3%
English as an additional language43.2% 36.5%
SEN support14.7% 19.7%
SEN with an EHC plan8.5% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% 7.2% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Bearbrook Combined School · Ashmead Combined School