The Kingsbrook School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Armstrongs Fields, Aylesbury, HP22 7BR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/04/2025
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
20.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
759
Capacity used
Has space63%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
141 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
602
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 141 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 153 | 10 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 147 | 8 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 124 | 4 | ● 3% |
| Total | 602 | 163 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
2.00 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
All applicants offered under rule 1 (Looked After Children), rule 2 (Siblings), rule 4 (Catchment), and some allocated under rule 5 (Distance) to 1.245 miles.
September 2025 entry
2.81 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
All applicants offered under rule 2 (siblings), rule 3 (children of staff), and some allocated under rule 4 (catchment) to a distance of 1.747 miles.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nancy Simpson
- Address
- Armstrongs Fields, Aylesbury, HP22 7BR
- Phone
- 01296761401
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing · Aylesbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149102
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
759 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 589 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 2 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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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.