John Colet SchoolPrinces Risborough School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

John Colet School and Princes Risborough School are secondary schools.

  • John Colet School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Princes Risborough School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). John Colet School is ahead on our composite score.

  • John Colet School was judged Good and Princes Risborough School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.6 for John Colet School and 40.3 for Princes Risborough School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at John Colet School (50.5 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Princes Risborough School (46.3 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

John Colet School versus Princes Risborough School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburyJohn Colet SchoolPrinces RisboroughPrinces Risborough SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking22nd of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure28th of 37 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,067 1,100
Capacity998 1,030
LocationAylesbury, HP22 6HF Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
GCSE results
Attainment 847.6 Stronger figure40.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths47.1% Stronger figure28.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.0% Stronger figure51.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc22.1% Stronger figure9.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.16 Stronger figure3.26 4.09
Cohort204 156
A-level results
A-level entries58 80
A-level average points29.3 Stronger figure27.2 35.0
A-level average gradeC C-
Best 3 A-levels points29.5 Stronger figure29.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,067 1,100
Free school meals (ever 6)15.6% 19.5%
English as an additional language8.2% 13.7%
SEN support15.6% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 5.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% Stronger figure12.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.0% Stronger figure32.4% 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.

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