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Great Kimble Church of England School

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personMrs Clare Lodge

corporate_fareGREAT LEARNERS TRUST

location_onAylesbury, HP17 9TH

language Visit Website phone 1844346189

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

100

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Expected Standard

100%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Great Kimble Church of England School is a Academy converter primary school in Aylesbury, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Great Kimble Church of England School is an academy converter in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of GREAT LEARNERS TRUST. The school has approximately 96 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 100% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 27% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 140 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #3,032 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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

100%

LA 64%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing100% LA 72%

Maths100% LA 74%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading87% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading53% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA 0.6

-9.4 to -2.8

-4.1

Write

LA -0.6

-7.2 to -0.9

-7.9

Maths

LA 0.1

-11.0 to -4.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-07-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-06-19

None EIF

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 96 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	97	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	102	2	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	100	3	3.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	99	1	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	87	10	11.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	87	12	13.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	93	12	12.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	80	4	5.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	80	1	1.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	61	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	61	1	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	63	4	6.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	51	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	49	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	60	3	5.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	64	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	64	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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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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

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Great Kimble Church of England School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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