John Colet School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
- Distance
- 8.1km away
Princes Risborough School
Merton Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Local ranking28th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1030
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 1 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 167
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Higher education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
80
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 190
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1100
- Boys
- 561 (52%)
- Girls
- 522 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1030 (105% full)
- SEND
- 16.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.5%
- EAL
- 13.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.5%
- SEN Support
- 11.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,016/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
- 12.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 71.5%
- White Other: 7.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.7%
- Asian Other: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
71.5%
White British
7.6%
White Other
6.7%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Merton Road
Princes Risborough, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 146377
- UKPRN
- 10081065
- Establishment No.
- 4012
- Trust
- INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
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