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Bearbrook Combined School, Aylesbury

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Bearbrook Combined School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Aylesbury, part of Great Learners Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 34 schools in Aylesbury with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 105% of capacity.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2012)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Bearbrook Combined School in detail

Bearbrook Combined School in its own words

In its own words: "As a Trust our mission is to inspire and empower all to achieve their full potential and thrive in an ever-changing, dynamic world. Our commitment to excellent teaching, innovation, and holistic development will drive us to create outstanding educational experiences that foster academic achievement, personal growth, and social responsibility."

The school runs a breakfast club from 6:15am and after-school care, from £6.15 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026, an open day on Monday 23 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Buckinghamshire

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Bearbrook Combined School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Bearbrook Combined School

For September 2026 entry, 58 families put Bearbrook Combined School as their first choice and 137 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Bearbrook Combined School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Bearbrook Combined School are Oak Green School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 61% maths); St Mary's Church of England School (0.5 miles, 79% reading, 76% maths); Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 74% reading, 74% maths); and Elmhurst School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 62% reading, 60% maths).

Bearbrook Combined School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Oak Green SchoolSt Mary's Church of England SchoolHaydon Abbey School and Pre-SchoolElmhurst School

The trust

Bearbrook Combined School is one of 11 schools run by Great Learners 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 11 schools in Great Learners Trust

Who goes there

49.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (37%), White British (30%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 86 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 32 (6.4%) 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.

Bearbrook Combined School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Prebendal Farm Shops (opposite), 150 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 376 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Bearbrook Combined School issued 26 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Bearbrook Combined School are Aylesbury UTC (0.1 miles), Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (0.2 miles), Aylesbury High School (1.1 miles) and Aylesbury Grammar School (1.1 miles).

Aylesbury UTCSir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury High SchoolAylesbury Grammar School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2021 (~925m)Unlikely (~1.2km)

Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 0.575 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Katie Smith
Pupils:498
LA:Buckinghamshire
Phone:01296488331
Address:Fowler Road, Aylesbury, HP19 7QP
Trust:GREAT LEARNERS TRUST (11 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from November 2012, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 13 December 2023View full report
URN:147242
UKPRN:10083643
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Aylesbury
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2012 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

29.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMathsWriting-15pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 63% to 48% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.5

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

27.9

KS2

16

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bearbrook Combined School.

  • S4A Group Ltd @ Oak Green720m away · Not yet graded
  • JR Oak Green720m away · Not yet graded
  • APF Activity Camps930m away · Not yet graded
  • Limitless Tutoring Group Limited980m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Bearbrook Combined School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Buckinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Aylesbury Rail Station
790m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Prebendal Farm Shops (Opp)
151m · 2 min walk
Aylesbury College (Opp)
214m · 3 min walk
Sir Henry Floyd School (adj)
236m · 4 min walk
Churchill Avenue (Northbound)
283m · 5 min walk
St Anne's Road (Opp)
286m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Bearbrook Combined School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
18
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

7 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 Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 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 Bearbrook Combined School

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What the report includes for Bearbrook Combined School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Bearbrook Combined School.
  • Last distance offered for 2019 to 2021 entry, from Buckinghamshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Bearbrook Combined School for 2020 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Buckinghamshire 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

105%

Over capacity

437 pupils

417 places

20 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Aylesbury

High pressure
New homes approved:2,855
Projected new pupils:714

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

Across Buckinghamshire council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

6,722

Applications

5,630

Got 1st preference

91.6%

Got preferred school

98.6%

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

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

13 December 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

27 November 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

86

SEN Support

32

EHC Plans

23.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Bearbrook Combined School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

SEN Unit

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication45
Other42
Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Autistic Spectrum Disorder10
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
29.7%
Asian
37.3%
Black
10.8%
Mixed
7.4%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
1.6%
Unclassified
2.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals29.3%
English as Additional Language49.4%

498

Total Pupils

260

Boys

238

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

23

Teachers

21.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,667

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,450

Per pupil

£2629k

Total funding

£176k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£207,289
EAL funding£60,060
Lump sum£148,638

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.0%

Overall absence

18.9%

Persistent absence

396

Enrolments

Authorised4.3%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)18.9%
Severe (50%+)1.5%

Absence trend

4.3%
20/21
7.2%
21/22
6.3%
22/23
7.0%
23/24
6.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Bearbrook Combined School

What are SATs results like at Bearbrook Combined School?

Of the pupils at Bearbrook Combined School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.

What is Bearbrook Combined School's Ofsted rating?

Bearbrook Combined School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2012, it was rated Good.

How close to Bearbrook Combined School do you need to live?

Buckinghamshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.495 for 2019 entry, then 1.019 for 2020 entry, then 0.575 for 2021 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.

Is it hard to get a place at Bearbrook Combined School?

Bearbrook Combined School was full in 2025, at 105% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Bearbrook Combined School?

Classes at Bearbrook Combined School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Bearbrook Combined School?

Bearbrook Combined School has around 498 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Bearbrook Combined School have specialist SEN provision?

Bearbrook Combined School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Bearbrook Combined School?

6% of sessions were missed at Bearbrook Combined School in 2024/25. 18.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bearbrook Combined School?

Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bearbrook Combined 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.

Does Bearbrook Combined School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Bearbrook Combined School: S4A Group Ltd @ Oak Green (720m away, registered, not yet graded), JR Oak Green (720m away, registered, not yet graded) and APF Activity Camps (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Bearbrook Combined School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bearbrook Combined School?

Bearbrook Combined School is at Fowler Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 7QP.

Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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