Stoke Mandeville Combined School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.941 miles

Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

1.11

1.19

1.23

1.16

0.74

0.37

0.73

0.94

20192020202120222023202420252026

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Stoke Mandeville Combined School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2023. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Stoke Mandeville Combined School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.941 mi
Reception 2025	0.732 mi
Reception 2024	0.371 mi
Reception 2023	0.74 mi
Reception 2022	1.164 mi
Reception 2021	1.230 mi
Reception 2020	1.192 mi
Reception 2019	1.112 mi
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 Reception entry the last child offered a place lived 0.941 miles away, the 19th shortest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families; 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Lower Road, Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, HP22 5XA
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 218 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 22 February 2023

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy learning at this school and say they feel happy and safe.”
“The school creates a fully inclusive environment where all pupils are cared for.”
“The pupils understand the ‘5Rs’ of respect, reflection, responsibility, resilience and resourcefulness.”

To improve

“Their planning and teaching for some curriculum areas are more developed than for others.”
“Outcomes in key stage 2 mathematics assessments last year were lower than expected.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	59%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

William Harding School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Bedgrove Infant School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Weston Turville Church of England School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bedgrove Junior School 1.5 mi Good
Ashmead Combined School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Turnfurlong Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Turnfurlong Junior School 1.6 mi Outstanding
St Edward's Catholic Junior School 1.7 mi Standards maintained