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The Kingsbrook School

Free schools · Aylesbury · HP22 7BR

Ages 11–18 · 759 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

9.7%

Admissions demand

1.09 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-29

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence9.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
6.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.9%
Enrolments in measure
405

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.09 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

165

Places offered

159

1st-preference offers

118

Total preferences (any rank)
549
Preferred offers (top 3)
159
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill70%

759 pupils · 1,080 places

Pupils on roll
759
Boys / girls
423 / 336
School capacity
1,080
Capacity fill
759 / 1,080 (70%)
Free school meals
19.8%
FSM pupils
150
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Insignis Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Nancy Simpson

Location

Address
Armstrongs Fields, Broughton
Postcode
HP22 7BR
Town
Aylesbury
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Aylesbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
23 on roll / 32 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 759 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.8%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Aylesbury
64
Secondary schools in Aylesbury
10
Academies among open schools in Aylesbury
31% (20)
Open schools in HP22
16
Secondary in HP22
2
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.

Compare with theseAll in AylesburyNear HP22

  • Aylesbury Grammar School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 7RP · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

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

    1.4 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%

    1.6 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%

    1.6 miles away

  • Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 8PE · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 11–18

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

    2.3 miles away

  • Aylesbury UTC

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    University technical college · Secondary

    Aylesbury · HP21 8PB · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 14–19

    • Att824.3
    • P8-1.4
    • EM5+5%
    • Absence26.9%

    2.4 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%

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nancy Simpson
Telephone
01296761401
Website
https://www.kingsbrook.org.uk/

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