Ofsted: Good

Booker Park Community School

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

personMr Bradley Taylor

location_onAylesbury, HP21 9ET

language Visit Website phone 1296427221

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

238

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

3-11

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Booker Park Community School is a Community special school school in Aylesbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Booker Park Community School is a community special school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%

Reading0% LA 78%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths0% LA 74%

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%England 61%

Reading0% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading0% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA -0.6

Maths

LA 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading2% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing2% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.4

-3.7 to 0.0

-1.6

Write

LA -1.0

-3.3 to 0.1

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.4 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%

Reading5% LA 78%

Writing0% LA 77%

Maths0% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.2

-6.7 to -2.9

-5.9

Write

LA -1.1

-7.7 to -4.1

-5.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.1 to -3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 June 2022

Inspection Report

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29 November 2018

Inspection Report

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20 November 2014

Inspection Report

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26 January 2012

Inspection Report

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17 May 2010

Inspection Report

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05 July 2007

Inspection Report

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09 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-29

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-11-20

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 243 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	243	1	0.4%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	237	3	1.3%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	238	3	1.3%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	7	2.9%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	5	2.1%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	236	4	1.7%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	233	3	1.3%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	2	0.8%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	2	0.9%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	3.1%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 97 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 70 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Physical Disability 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Booker Park Community School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover