The Kingsbrook School, Aylesbury
The Kingsbrook School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Aylesbury, part of Insignis Academy Trust. It was 53% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Kingsbrook School in detail
Getting a place at The Kingsbrook School
For September 2026 entry, 162 families put The Kingsbrook School as their first choice and 579 named it as one of their preferences, for 165 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at The Kingsbrook School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The Kingsbrook School are Aylesbury Grammar School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.2); Aylesbury High School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.5); The Grange School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.7); and Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (2.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.3).
Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury High SchoolThe Grange SchoolSir Henry Floyd Grammar School
The trust
The Kingsbrook School is one of 6 schools run by Insignis Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.6 in 2024/25.
What parents say
126 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Kingsbrook School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 145 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 81 (10.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
The Kingsbrook School has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 32 places, 23 pupils on roll.
Staffing
The Kingsbrook School had 46 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dewberry Street (opposite), 260 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Kingsbrook School issued 61 suspensions, 10.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Kingsbrook School are Orchard View Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles), Kingsbrook View Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Bierton Church of England Combined School (0.5 miles) and Broughton Community Schools (Infants) (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Orchard View Primary AcademyKingsbrook View Primary AcademyBierton Church of England Combined SchoolBroughton Community Schools (Infants)
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The Kingsbrook School excels at character education, helping pupils develop into confident and responsible citizens. The school creates a calm, orderly environment where pupils feel safe and supported, with staff who know them well and provide the help they need. Pupils benefit from an exceptional range of clubs, trips and leadership opportunities alongside high-quality teaching in most subjects.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional character education that threads through all aspects of school life, preparing pupils to become confident and responsible citizens
- Ambitious curriculum across most subjects with strong support for pupils with SEND through The ARC inclusion unit
- Excellent range of extra-curricular activities, trips and leadership opportunities that build character and confidence
- Strong promotion of reading with carefully chosen, ambitious and diverse literature
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with clear routines and high expectations creating a culture of respect and safety
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers sometimes do not check thoroughly enough that pupils have understood key concepts before moving to new learning, meaning some pupils do not build knowledge as securely as they could
- Absence rates for some disadvantaged pupils are too high, meaning they miss out on the high-quality education provided
- Need to embed strategies more consistently to improve attendance for disadvantaged groups
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with clear routines, high expectations of behaviour, and pupils knowing they have staff they can talk to about any worries.
Extracurricular Activities
British Sign Language classes, extra-curricular activities, trips, leadership opportunities
The Kingsbrook School is a new secondary academy that opened in September 2022 and has been rated Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, with Outstanding personal development. Pupils achieve well in most subjects and benefit from excellent character education and a calm, orderly school environment.
At a Glance
19.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SEN unit: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
126 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.53%
Exclusion rate
61
Suspensions
10.72%
Suspension rate
33 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 569 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with The Kingsbrook School
Term dates
The Kingsbrook School is a free school, 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. The Kingsbrook School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
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.
0 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Kingsbrook School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
53%
Available places
574 pupils
1,080 places
506 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Aylesbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Aylesbury
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,847
Applications
6,535
Got 1st preference
76.7%
Got preferred school
93.9%
All secondary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
145
SEN Support
81
EHC Plans
29.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
The Kingsbrook School has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 32 places, 23 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
759
Total Pupils
423
Boys
336
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
46
Teachers
16.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,385
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,737
Per pupil
£5302k
Total funding
£118k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.6%
Overall absence
20.9%
Persistent absence
589
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Kingsbrook School
Showing 10 of 13 linked schools
Questions parents ask about The Kingsbrook School
What is the catchment area for The Kingsbrook School?
No fixed boundary. When The Kingsbrook School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Kingsbrook School?
The Kingsbrook School was not full in 2025: it ran at 53% of its 1080 places.
How big are the classes at The Kingsbrook School?
Classes at The Kingsbrook School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Kingsbrook School?
The Kingsbrook School has around 759 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
Does The Kingsbrook School have specialist SEN provision?
The Kingsbrook School has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 32 places, 23 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at The Kingsbrook School?
8.6% of sessions were missed at The Kingsbrook School in 2024/25. 20.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Kingsbrook School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Kingsbrook School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Kingsbrook 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. 0 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 The Kingsbrook School?
The Kingsbrook School is at Armstrongs Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7BR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)