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Aylesbury UTC

Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PB ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 14–19 in Aylesbury. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (May 2024). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 23.8 vs 46.1, 2024/25).

Ages
14–19
Pupils
128
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Academy trust
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' OXFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Headteacher
Mr Joe Dunckley
Opened
Sept 2013

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 14 May 2024
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Sixth form
Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 57 pupils

Attainment 8
23.8
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
14%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
28.1%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.38
2023/24 · CI -1.73 to -1.03
This school
23.8
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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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
145
Capacity
600
21% full
Girls / boys
58/42
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)42.5%
  • English as an additional language15.9%
  • SEN support16.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan5.5%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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