Aspley Guise Village School, Aspley Guise
Aspley Guise Village School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 9 in Aspley Guise, part of Chiltern Learning Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
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.
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 GIASOfsted 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.
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
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Aspley Guise Village School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Aspley Guise Village School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Aspley Guise Village School is in Central Bedfordshire; for families living there:
- Central Bedfordshire's school travel policy: Apply for school transport
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Aspley Guise Village School
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Aspley Guise Village School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Central Bedfordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- 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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Aspley Guise
Across Central Bedfordshire council
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
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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 20252024/25
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
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Aspley Guise Village School
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)