Red Balloon Aylesbury vs Aylesbury High School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Red Balloon Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury
Overview
Phase
Special
Secondary
Type
Other independent special school
Academy converter
Age Range
11–18
11–18
Gender
-
Girls
Religious Character
-
Does not apply
Admissions
-
Selective
Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
-
1368
Capacity
-
1300
Occupancy
-
105%
FSM %
-
5.5%
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
Dec 2023
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
75.5
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
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96.2%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
B+
Points Per Entry
-
43.0
Best 3 A-Levels
-
B+
AAB+ %
-
33%
Value Added
-
Average
A-Level Students
-
212
Retention
-
99%
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
48%
Degree course
-
88%
Any L4+ destination
-
93%
Apprenticeships
-
5%
Cohort size
-
197
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (212)
Mathematics (168)
Chemistry (148)
Biology (140)
Biology (136)
Psychology (128)
Chemistry (120)
Psychology (118)