Oakley Church of England Combined School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.356 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Oakley Church of England Combined School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Oakley 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 | 2.356 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 8.879 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 2.356 miles, the 12th longest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (this one included), and nearer than in 2024.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers: 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- 9 of the 34 Reception applications in 2026 (26%) came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 2 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% 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
- Worminghall Road, Oakley, Aylesbury, HP18 9QY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 91 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils show the school’s values of love, honesty and respect very well.”
- “They are thoughtful and polite.”
- “Pupils are happy and positive learners.”
To improve
- “Academic achievement has been declining in recent years.”
- “Pupils have not been learning the key knowledge and skills across the curriculum that they should.”
- “Sometimes teachers have not had high enough expectations of what pupils could achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2024 (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) | 63% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Brill Church of England School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ickford School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Long Crendon School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grendon Underwood School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haddenham Community Infant School 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Haddenham Community Junior School 6.8 mi Not judged
- Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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