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Aspley Guise Village School, Aspley Guise

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Ages 5–9

Aspley Guise Village School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 9 in Aspley Guise, part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

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Every first choice offered
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Central Bedfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Aspley Guise Village School in detail

Getting a place at Aspley Guise Village School

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Aspley Guise Village School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Aspley Guise Village School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Aspley Guise Village School are Husborne Crawley Lower School (0.8 miles, Good); Swallowfield Primary (1.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 75% maths); Woburn Lower School (1.6 miles, Good); and Ridgmont Lower School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement).

Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolSwallowfield PrimaryWoburn Lower SchoolRidgmont Lower School

The trust

Aspley Guise Village School is one of 21 schools run by Chiltern Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 21 schools in Chiltern Learning Trust

Who goes there

2.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 12 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 7 (5.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Aspley Guise Rail Station, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mount Pleasant (adjacent), 190 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aspley Guise Village School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Central Bedfordshire (47).

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Jamie Brown
Pupils:136
LA:Central Bedfordshire
Phone:01908582245
Address:Spinney Lane, Aspley Guise, MK17 8JT
Trust:CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST (21 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2025

Ofsted Rating

Aspley Guise Village School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Aspley Guise Village School (URN 109428), it was rated Good in November 2023.

URN:151124
UKPRN:10095833
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Mid Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

2.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

27.2

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

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Getting There

Train Stations

Aspley Guise Rail Station
1.2km · 19 min walk

Bus Stops

Mount Pleasant (adj)
192m · 3 min walk
The Square (in)
453m · 7 min walk
Duke Street (adj)
914m · 15 min walk
Crow Lane (adj)
1.0km · 17 min walk
Aspley Guise Railway Station (SE-bound)
1.2km · 19 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Central Bedfordshire is 6 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Aspley Guise Village School

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  • How many families in Central Bedfordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

136 pupils

135 places

1 pupil over capacity

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Aspley Guise

High pressure
New homes approved:78
Projected new pupils:20

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Aspley Guise

Across Central Bedfordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

4,158

Applications

3,678

Got 1st preference

90.3%

Got preferred school

97.7%

All primary applications across Central Bedfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

12

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

14.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication6
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Social, Emotional & Mental Health3
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
83.1%
Asian
5.2%
Mixed
8.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals2.9%
English as Additional Language1.5%

136

Total Pupils

67

Boys

69

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

13.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£47,697

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Aspley Guise Village School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109428). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

4.1%

Overall absence

5.3%

Persistent absence

114

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)5.3%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
1.9%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
5.1%
22/23
3.6%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Aspley Guise Village School

What is Aspley Guise Village School's Ofsted rating?

Aspley Guise Village School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Aspley Guise Village School (URN 109428), it was rated Good in November 2023.

What is the catchment area for Aspley Guise Village School?

No fixed boundary. When Aspley Guise Village School is oversubscribed, Central Bedfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Aspley Guise Village School?

Classes at Aspley Guise Village School average 27.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Aspley Guise Village School?

Aspley Guise Village School has around 136 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Aspley Guise Village School?

Apply through Central Bedfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Aspley Guise Village School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Aspley Guise Village School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Central Bedfordshire is 6 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Aspley Guise Village School?

Aspley Guise Village School is at Spinney Lane, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, MK17 8JT.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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