Danesfield SchoolIckford School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Danesfield School and Ickford School are primary schools.

  • Danesfield School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Ickford School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Ickford School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Danesfield School was judged Outstanding and Ickford School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 90.0% for Danesfield School and 100.0% for Ickford School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Danesfield School (90.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ickford School (94.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Danesfield School versus Ickford School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MarlowDanesfield SchoolAylesburyIckford SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA87/100A88/100Stronger figure
Local ranking2nd of 180 in Buckinghamshire 1st of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Strong
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll460 134
Capacity450 140
LocationMarlow, SL7 2EW Aylesbury, HP18 9HY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% 100.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard41.0% Stronger figure32.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 110.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census460 134
Free school meals (ever 6)2.3% 3.0%
English as an additional language4.3% 6.0%
SEN support8.7% 10.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% 2.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.8% 0.8% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

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