John Colet SchoolThe Mandeville School

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

Summary of the comparison

John Colet School and The Mandeville School are secondary schools in Aylesbury.

  • John Colet School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Mandeville School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). John Colet School is ahead on our composite score.

  • John Colet School was judged Good and The Mandeville School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.6 for John Colet School and 38.9 for The Mandeville School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at John Colet School (50.5 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25) and has risen at The Mandeville School (34.3 in 2022-23, 38.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

John Colet School versus The Mandeville School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburyJohn Colet SchoolAylesburyThe Mandeville SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureF29/100
Local ranking22nd of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure34th of 37 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,067 1,001
Capacity998 1,001
LocationAylesbury, HP22 6HF Aylesbury, HP21 8ES
GCSE results
Attainment 847.6 Stronger figure38.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths47.1% Stronger figure29.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.0% Stronger figure52.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc22.1% Stronger figure12.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.16 Stronger figure3.24 4.09
Cohort204 170
A-level results
A-level entries58 Not reported
A-level average points29.3 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points29.5 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,067 1,001
Free school meals (ever 6)15.6% 27.7%
English as an additional language8.2% 33.5%
SEN support15.6% 18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% Stronger figure12.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.0% 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.

John Colet School

The Mandeville School

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