St Mary's Church of England School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.147 miles

Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.66

0.49

0.36

1.66

1.09

0.54

1.76

1.15

20192020202120222023202420252026

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St Mary's Church of England School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

St Mary's Church of England 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	1.147 mi
Reception 2025	1.765 mi
Reception 2024	0.537 mi
Reception 2023	1.088 mi
Reception 2022	1.658 mi
Reception 2021	0.359 mi
Reception 2020	0.494 mi
Reception 2019	0.663 mi
Reception 2018	0.397 mi

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

What the figures show

Of the 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this school's 1.147 miles was the 26th shortest; the middle figure was 1.27 miles.
The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived nearer the school than in 2025, and further away than in 2018.
For Reception 2026, there were 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% 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: Keen Close, Fairford Leys, Aylesbury, HP19 7WF
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 448 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.4

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are happy, polite and welcoming at this school.”
“The school’s vision of ‘shine as lights in the world’ is visible in this nurturing community.”
“The school is ambitious for all its pupils, and staff want the best for every child.”

To improve

“However, some subjects are at an earlier stage of development.”
“In these subjects, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
“As a result, they do not always develop a secure and deep understanding over time.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 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)	57%	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: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 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.

Bearbrook Combined School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Thomas Hickman School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Oak Green School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Elmhurst School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ashmead Combined School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stone Church of England Combined School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published