Turnfurlong Junior SchoolWilliam Harding School

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

Summary of the comparison

Turnfurlong Junior School and William Harding School are primary schools in Aylesbury.

  • Turnfurlong Junior School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and William Harding School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). William Harding School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Turnfurlong Junior School was judged Outstanding and William Harding School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Turnfurlong Junior School and 67.0% for William Harding School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Turnfurlong Junior School (68.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at William Harding School (59.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Turnfurlong Junior School versus William Harding School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AylesburyTurnfurlong Junior SchoolAylesburyWilliam Harding SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking49th of 180 in Buckinghamshire 47th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll383 808
Capacity360 870
LocationAylesbury, HP21 7PL Aylesbury, HP21 9TJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census383 808
Free school meals (ever 6)16.4% 17.9%
English as an additional language28.7% 39.6%
SEN support14.4% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.5% Stronger figure18.2% 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.

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.

Turnfurlong Junior School

William Harding School

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