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Aylesbury UTC

University technical college · Aylesbury · HP21 8PB

Ages 14–19 · 128 pupils · Buckinghamshire

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

24.3

Overall absence

26.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-1.38
−20+2
Attainment 824.3
English & maths grade 5+5%
English & maths grade 4+29%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 2.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence26.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)78.1%
Unauthorised14.4%
Authorised absence
12.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
18.0%
Enrolments in measure
128

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill21%

128 pupils · 600 places

Pupils on roll
128
Boys / girls
54 / 74
School capacity
600
Capacity fill
128 / 600 (21%)
Free school meals
45.8%
FSM pupils
49
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
University technical college

Age range

Ages 14–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' OXFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Academy trust
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' OXFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Headteacher
Mr Joe Dunckley

Location

Address
Oxford Road
Postcode
HP21 8PB
Town
Aylesbury
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Aylesbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed university technical college (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 128 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 45.8%.

Open schools in Aylesbury
64
Secondary schools in Aylesbury
10
Academies among open schools in Aylesbury
31% (20)
Open schools in HP21
20
Secondary in HP21
6
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Secondary in Buckinghamshire LA
35

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 8PE · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att870.8
    • P80.5
    • EM5+94%
    • Absence5.5%

    0.1 miles away

  • Aylesbury High School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 7SX · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att876.3
    • P80.8
    • EM5+98%
    • Absence6.0%

    1.0 miles away

  • Aylesbury Grammar School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 7RP · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att875.7
    • P80.9
    • EM5+98%
    • Absence6.4%

    1.1 miles away

  • The Mandeville School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 8ES · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att836.4
    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+31%
    • Absence14.1%

    1.1 miles away

  • The Grange School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 7NH · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.5
    • P80.1
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence9.9%

    1.2 miles away

  • The Kingsbrook School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP22 7BR · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM19.8%
    • Demand1.09

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Joe Dunckley
Telephone
01296388459

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