Thomas Hickman SchoolSt Mary's Church of England School

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

Summary of the comparison

Thomas Hickman School and St Mary's Church of England School are primary schools in Aylesbury.

  • Thomas Hickman School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Church of England School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary's Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thomas Hickman School was judged Good and St Mary's Church of England School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Thomas Hickman School and 57.0% for St Mary's Church of England School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Thomas Hickman School (53.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's Church of England School (65.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thomas Hickman School versus St Mary's Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburyThomas Hickman SchoolAylesburySt Mary's Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C55/100Stronger figure
Local ranking111th of 176 in Buckinghamshire 88th of 176 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll500 448
Capacity488 420
LocationAylesbury, HP19 9HP Aylesbury, HP19 7WF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 57.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census513 448
Free school meals (ever 6)36.5% 11.7%
English as an additional language40.9% 19.9%
SEN support18.1% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.4% 8.6% 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.

Thomas Hickman School

St Mary's Church of England School

Full profiles: Thomas Hickman School · St Mary's Church of England School