St Mary's Church of England School, Aylesbury

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to St Mary's Church of England Primary School. We are an academy that is part of the Oxford Diocesan Bucks School Trust (ODBST) - a multi academy trust (MAT). We welcome children from the age of 3 to 11 years old, serving the Fairford Leys community on the outskirts of Aylesbury."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Buckinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 71% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 58 families put St Mary's Church of England School as their first choice and 145 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England School are Bearbrook Combined School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 70% maths); Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 74% reading, 74% maths); Thomas Hickman School (0.8 miles, Good, 66% reading, 58% maths); and Oak Green School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 61% maths).

St Mary's Church of England School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Mary's Church of England School is one of 15 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

108 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Church of England School (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 35% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (35%).

9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 59 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 12 (2.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Griffin Lane Roundabout (northbound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 242 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Church of England School issued 19 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Church of England School are Aylesbury UTC (0.5 miles), Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (0.6 miles), The Aylesbury Vale Academy (1.4 miles) and The Mandeville School (1.6 miles).