Ofsted: Good emoji_events #3 in Buckinghamshire public Top 12% UK

St Edward's Catholic Junior School

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

personMrs Suzette Harris

corporate_fareST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onAylesbury, HP21 7JF

language Visit Website phone 1296424544

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

256

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Expected Standard

80%

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Age Range

7-11

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St Edward's Catholic Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Aylesbury, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edward's Catholic Junior School is an academy converter in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 255 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 140 primaries in Buckinghamshire and #248 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.7:1. 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

80%

LA 64%

Reading94% LA 78%

Writing88% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 74%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading91% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 2.5

0.3

Write

LA -0.6

-1.1 to 1.8

0.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-10-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-29

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 255 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	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	255	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	255	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	256	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	256	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	255	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	256	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	256	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	251	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	256	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	256	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	255	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils