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The Kingsbrook School

Secondary · Aylesbury · HP22 7BR

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

759 pupils · 53% of 1,440 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
14.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
11.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.kingsbrook.org.uk/
URN
149102

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 162 families named it first for 165 Year 7 places, 0.98 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.245 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 5 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

165 places offered · 162 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.245 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.245 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

Attainment 8 score

no data

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no data

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no data

EBacc average point score

no data

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
23 of 32 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 63% (Buckinghamshire 51%, England 59%) · Asian Pakistani 9% (Buckinghamshire 9%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 4% (Buckinghamshire 12%, England 4%) · Black African 3% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Buckinghamshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Buckinghamshire 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.72 suspensions per 100 pupils and 3 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 11.48 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

2.23% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,385; 13% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,272
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 7% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£207,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health58.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier89.7%62.3%
Social housing5.4%17.1%
Privately rented4.9%20.5%
Detached houses48.6%22.9%
Flats4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033955 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£427,500512 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£375,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (154)£530,000
Semi-detached (256)£419,000
Terraced (42)£346,000
Flat (60)£249,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
1an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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