The John Hampden School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

1.64

3.35

All

2.30

4.59

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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The John Hampden School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

The John Hampden 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	4.592 mi
Reception 2023	2.299 mi
Reception 2022	2.301 mi
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	3.353 mi
Reception 2019	1.641 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

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 5 of the 8 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 76 first-choice applications for 89 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 13 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

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: Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 270 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.4

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

Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 7 February 2024

Strengths

“Pupils ‘love to learn’ at this school, fully reflecting the school’s motto.”
“They are highly motivated and behave very well.”
“High expectations permeate every aspect of school life, and pupils flourish, both academically and socially.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 76 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 76 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.

Wendover Church of England Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
Halton Community Combined School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Weston Turville Church of England School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Aston Clinton School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
Stoke Mandeville Combined School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bedgrove Infant School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Great Kimble Church of England School 3.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Bedgrove Junior School 3.2 mi Good