The Aylesbury Vale Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–19 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.309 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 1.522 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Aylesbury Vale Academy is an all-through school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Aylesbury Vale Academy 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 | 0.309 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 1.522 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.343 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 5.574 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.314 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 0.173 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.606 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.295 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.313 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.253 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.451 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 1.176 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.309 miles from the school, and the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.522 miles away.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 72 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 51 offers went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, A level results averaged grade D (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level average.
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
- Paradise Orchard, Aylesbury, HP18 0WS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,857 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils of all ages enjoy their time at school here.”
- “They are polite and courteous, in line with the school’s values.”
- “In early years, children learn to take turns and share.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, there are times when some teachers do not check how much pupils understand from the task they are working on.”
- “When this happens, some pupils do not learn as effectively, leading to gaps in their learning.”
- “At times, the books used by weaker readers do not align with what they can read on their own.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 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) | 73% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 72 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 145 first-preference applications, 189 offers in total, 137 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- The Pace Centre 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit 1.3 mi Not judged
- Pebble Brook School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Stocklake Park Community School 2.3 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Booker Park Community School 3.4 mi Good
- Macintyre School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Griffin House School 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Swanbourne House School 7.0 mi No Ofsted grade