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Aylesbury UTC

Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Buckinghamshire

Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8PB

Website 01296388459

35

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 14/05/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

73.4%

70.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

128

Capacity used

Has space

21%

600 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Joe Dunckley
Address
Oxford Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8PB
Phone
01296388459
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Aylesbury South West · Aylesbury
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
139434

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals46%——
English as additional language14%——
SEN support30%——
42% boys (54)58% girls (74)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' OXFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST LTD

128 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    14 May 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 117 pupils

Attendance

73.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

26.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

70.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

17.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

12.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

34%
20/21
67%
21/22
80%
22/23
78%
23/24
71%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score24.3——
Progress 8 score-1.38—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths5%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths29%——
EBacc average point score2.05——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry———

Average grade: NE (England B-)

GCSE results over time

27.1201925202223.6202324.3202423.82025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 823.846
Grade 5+ English & maths14%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths28.1%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score1.84.1
Pupils in cohort57—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.84
Other pupils
-1.20
Low prior attainers
-0.91
Middle prior attainers
-1.76
Girls
-1.22
Boys
-1.51

A-level results over time

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry2.8635
Average gradeU—
A-level students6—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics510%22%39%
English Language504%38%46%
Combined Science425%31%57%
English Literature383%26%39%
Social Studies330%12%36%
Computer Science1718%47%71%
Physics10%0%0%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)15%——
Apprenticeships38%——
Any education or training15%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.