Ashmead Combined School
Cole Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8SU
Headteacher: Mr Mike PearseSchool website ↗Pupils: 712 (capacity: 720)Part of INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2020
Oversubscribed
66% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2020
66%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 15 January 2020Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 80%·Maths 84%→All three 68%
Reading
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Writing
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Maths
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 89
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 125
- How many got their first choice?
- 83of 125 (66.4%)
- How many applied in total?
- 241
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
37.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
29.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
28.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
350 girls, 362 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 82% (2018/19), currently 68%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 73.0% | 6.0% | +2.6 | +5.7 | +6.0 |
| 2016/17 | 81.0% | 13.0% | +5.0 | +3.8 | +6.6 |
| 2017/18 | 81.0% | 4.0% | +4.5 | +1.5 | +5.8 |
| 2018/19 | 82.0% | 11.0% | +5.3 | +3.6 | +3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 68.0% | 9.0% | -0.1 | +2.6 | +1.0 |
| 2023/24 | 69.0% | 2.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 68.0% | 9.0% | - | - | - |