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Chiltern Way Academy

Academy special converter · Mixed · Buckinghamshire

Church Lane, Aylesbury, HP22 6NL

Website 01296622157

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 28/09/2021

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

78.6%

52.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

311

Capacity used

Has space

75%

412 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Callum Mansell
Address
Church Lane, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Phone
01296622157
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward / constituency
Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville · Mid Buckinghamshire
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
142695

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals48%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support1%——
86% boys (269)14% girls (42)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY TRUST

311 pupils · 412 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    03 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExceptional
    AchievementStrong standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionStrong standard
  2. 21

    28 September 2021

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 277 pupils

Attendance

78.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

21.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

52.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

16.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

10.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

39%
20/21
52%
21/22
46%
22/23
52%
23/24
52%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard7%
-68% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score93
-13 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard7%
-67% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score90
-15 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score91
-14 vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

172019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

1.320190.920221.620231.120240.72025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 80.746
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score04.1
Pupils in cohort37—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-3.30
Other pupils
-2.64
Low prior attainers
-2.07
Middle prior attainers
-4.25

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics10%0%0%
English Language10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.