Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolThe Mandeville School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School and The Mandeville School are secondary schools in Aylesbury.

  • Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Mandeville School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School was judged Outstanding and The Mandeville School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.2 for Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School and 38.9 for The Mandeville School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (72.7 in 2021-22, 73.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at The Mandeville School (34.3 in 2022-23, 38.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School versus The Mandeville School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburySir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesburyThe Mandeville SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureF29/100
Local ranking10th 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
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,348 1,001
Capacity1,305 1,001
LocationAylesbury, HP21 8PE Aylesbury, HP21 8ES
GCSE results
Attainment 873.2 Stronger figure38.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths97.2% Stronger figure29.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths99.4% Stronger figure52.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc56.4% Stronger figure12.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.74 Stronger figure3.24 4.09
Cohort181 170
A-level results
A-level entries217 Not reported
A-level average points41.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points41.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects30.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,348 1,001
Free school meals (ever 6)7.3% 27.7%
English as an additional language15.6% 33.5%
SEN support3.4% 18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure12.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% 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.

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

The Mandeville School

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