Bierton Church of England Combined School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.109 miles

Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.59

All

2.24

0.76

2.21

0.92

1.11

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Bierton Church of England Combined School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Bierton Church of England 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	1.109 mi
Reception 2025	0.92 mi
Reception 2024	2.211 mi
Reception 2023	0.764 mi
Reception 2022	2.24 mi
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	0.591 mi
Reception 2018	0.770 mi

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

What the figures show

The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.109 miles, the 24th shortest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 49 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% 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: Parsons Lane, Bierton, Aylesbury, HP22 5DF
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 419 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.8

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024

Strengths

“At Bierton, every pupil has the opportunity to ‘let their light shine’.”
“There is high ambition for pupils’ academic outcomes and in the way they are prepared for life beyond school.”
“Pupils achieve well with their learning and in many areas they excel.”

To improve

“In a few subjects, where curriculum changes are more recent, the school is still building a clear picture of how well pupils know and can remember their learning.”
“However, the curriculum is not as successful in developing their grammatical understanding.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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)	74%	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: 50 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 49 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.

Orchard View Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Louis Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Broughton Community Schools (Infants) 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Broughton Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
Elmhurst School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Edward's Catholic Junior School 1.3 mi Standards maintained