Ashmead Combined School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Cole Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8SU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/01/2020
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
7.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
707
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
720 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
83 of 125 families who put it first got an offer
89
Places offered
241
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 125 | 83 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 60 | 5 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 241 | 89 | 37% |
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 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
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
90 places
All applicants offered.
September 2025 entry
1.61 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
90 places
All timely applications offered up to Rule 3{4} (catchment{siblings}), Rule 3 (catchment), and some under Rule 4 (siblings).
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mike Pearse
- Address
- Cole Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8SU
- Phone
- 01296484434
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Aylesbury South West · Aylesbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151367
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
707 pupils · 720 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 20
15 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 555 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1.6 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.