Chiltern Way Academy, Aylesbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Chiltern Way Academy excels at creating an inclusive community where pupils with varied and complex needs feel valued and belong. The school combines strong academic and vocational teaching with exceptional pastoral support, life skills training, and careers guidance that prepares pupils exceptionally well for independence and their next steps. Staff build warm, trusting relationships with pupils and provide highly personalised support that removes barriers to learning and helps every pupil succeed.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion practices with very high standards that transform pupils' experiences and help them achieve well from their starting points
- Impressive behaviour and attendance, with pupils demonstrating positive attitudes and a highly positive school culture
- Comprehensive careers education and work experience programme with dedicated job coach support, resulting in consistently high progression to education or employment
- Rigorous, consistent teaching approach known as 'The Chiltern Way' with responsive, adaptive instruction tailored to individual pupil needs
- Strong leadership and governance that has maintained high standards through significant growth and change
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, resulting in pupils feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Work experience placements, enrichment programme, careers education activities, life skills programme including money management and public transport training
Chiltern Way Academy is a special educational needs school that has rapidly doubled in size while maintaining exceptional standards of inclusion. The school demonstrates strong achievement across all areas, with pupils thriving in a supportive and well-structured environment.
At a Glance
47.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 25% to 7%. Maths has remained stable at around 7%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
311 pupils
412 capacity
101 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Aylesbury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Aylesbury
Admissions Demand - Buckinghamshire
Places available
6,842
Applications
6,518
Got 1st preference
77.3%
Got preferred school
94.3%
Secondary admissions across Buckinghamshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(16)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
21.40818%
Overall absence
51.98556%
Persistent absence
277
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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