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Ashmead Combined School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Mike Pearse

location_onAylesbury, HP21 8SU

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

711

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Ashmead Combined School is a Foundation school primary school in Aylesbury, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ashmead Combined School is a foundation school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 711 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 146 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #2,986 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 10.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 72%

Maths84% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading75% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 1.2

2.6

Write

LA -0.6

1.3 to 3.9

1.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.3

Read

LA 0.4

4.0 to 6.5

3.6

Write

LA -1.0

2.5 to 4.8

3.4

Maths

LA -0.4

2.3 to 4.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 65%

Reading87% LA 78%

Writing87% LA 77%

Maths91% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.5

Read

LA 0.2

3.1 to 5.9

1.5

Write

LA -1.1

0.1 to 2.9

5.8

Maths

LA -0.4

4.5 to 7.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

15 January 2020

Inspection Report

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03 April 2019

Inspection Report

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15 July 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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03 February 2010

Inspection Report

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23 April 2007

Inspection Report

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11 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-01-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-04-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-02-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 709 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	709	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	707	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	706	1	0.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	711	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	711	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	705	2	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	708	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	705	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	693	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	715	2	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	712	1	0.1%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	702	3	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	704	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	704	5	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	695	3	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	722	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	718	1	0.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	714	3	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	696	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	701	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	691	2	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	682	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	679	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	666	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Ashmead Combined School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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