Red Balloon Aylesbury vs Aylesbury Grammar School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Red Balloon Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury
Overview
Phase
Special
Secondary
Type
Other independent special school
Academy converter
Age Range
11–18
11–18
Gender
-
Boys
Religious Character
-
None
Admissions
-
Selective
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
-
1346
Capacity
-
1336
Occupancy
-
101%
FSM %
-
6.9%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
Outstanding
Quality of Education
-
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
-
Outstanding
Personal Development
-
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
-
Outstanding
Last Inspected
Aug 2026
Nov 2022
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
74.2
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
96.8%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
B
Points Per Entry
-
41.4
Best 3 A-Levels
-
B
AAB+ %
-
36%
Value Added
-
Average
A-Level Students
-
207
Retention
-
99%
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
60%
Degree course
-
85%
Any L4+ destination
-
90%
Apprenticeships
-
5%
Cohort size
-
203
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (304)
Mathematics (268)
Chemistry (166)
Chemistry (144)
Physics (136)
Physics (124)
Biology (120)
Biology (98)