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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PE ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2024Grammar school
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At a glance

A state grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Aylesbury. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (February 2024). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 73.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 256 families put it first for 184 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,353
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Academy trust
INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Sam Holdsworth
Opened
Jul 2011
School website 01296424781 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 20 Feb 2024
OutstandingOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (14 Dec 2022): School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 181 pupils

Attainment 8
73.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
97.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
99.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.49
2023/24 · CI 0.28 to 0.7
This school
73.2
Buckinghamshire
53.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
184
1st preferences
256
All applications
962
1st prefs per place
1.39
More first choices than places

155 of 256 first-preference applicants were offered a place (61%). 48 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,348
Capacity
1,305
104% full
Girls / boys
51/49
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)7.3%
  • English as an additional language15.6%
  • SEN support3.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.8%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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