The Aylesbury Vale Academy, Aylesbury

In its own words: "The Aylesbury Vale Academy is a Church of England Academy sponsored by the Diocese of Oxford with a strong sense of purpose and achievement based upon faith, respect, equality, aspiration, creativity and service. Here are some of the comments made by Ofsted, students currently at AVA and prospective parents."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Aylesbury Vale Academy, we strive to go beyond the expected, to make the lives of all AVA children better. We are proud to be a non-selective, fully inclusive school, where we firmly believe that every child and young person - regardless of background, ability, or circumstance - can thrive and succeed."

Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 2 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Aylesbury Vale Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55 in Buckinghamshire and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 61% in Buckinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.07: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.3, against 45.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 145 families put The Aylesbury Vale Academy as their first choice and 446 named it as one of their preferences, for 189 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Aylesbury Vale Academy are Aylesbury UTC (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 25.5); Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.3); Aylesbury Grammar School (2.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.2); and Aylesbury High School (2.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.5).

The Aylesbury Vale Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 32 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 38% went on to university or other higher education and 41% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 413 pupils (22.2%) received SEN support and 76 (4.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Aylesbury Vale Academy Car Park (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 69 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, The Aylesbury Vale Academy issued 306 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Aylesbury Vale Academy are Green Ridge Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Thomas Hickman School (0.8 miles), Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles) and Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.