School admissions in Aylesbury
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 38 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Aylesbury in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 37 schools in Aylesbury first 1,780 times for 1,776 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Buckinghamshire authority's 156 schools. 14 of the 37 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 15 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.30 miles (Green Ridge Primary Academy) to 4.91 miles (Waddesdon Village Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Aylesbury first 1,969 times for 1,854 places: 1.06 first choices per place, against 1.08 across the Buckinghamshire authority's 36 schools. 5 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.04 miles (The Grange School) to 2.68 miles (John Colet School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
37 schools. 14 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
10 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury Grammar School | 1.60 | 183 | not published |
| Aylesbury High School | 1.40 | 191 | not published |
| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | 1.39 | 184 | not published |
| Waddesdon Church of England School | 1.39 | 133 | 3.09 miles |
| The Cottesloe School | 1.07 | 203 | not published |
| The Kingsbrook School | 0.98 | 165 | 1.245 miles |
| John Colet School | 0.97 | 174 | 2.684 miles |
| The Grange School | 0.80 | 230 | 1.041 miles |
| The Aylesbury Vale Academy | 0.77 | 189 | 1.522 miles |
| The Mandeville School | 0.46 | 202 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.