The Aylesbury Vale Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Aylesbury, HP18 0WS
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Waddesdon Church of England School
Baker Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Local ranking14th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1022
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 53.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 142
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 48.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
147
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 292
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1015
- Boys
- 495 (49%)
- Girls
- 517 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1022 (99% full)
- SEND
- 19.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.9%
- EAL
- 11.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 13.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,045/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 74.0%
- White Other: 5.4%
- Black African: 5.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
74.0%
White British
5.4%
White Other
5.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Baker Street
Aylesbury, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137355
- UKPRN
- 10035061
- Establishment No.
- 5408
- Trust
- WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
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