The Aylesbury Vale Academy

Academy sponsor ledAll-throughAges 3–19MixedChurch of EnglandSixth form

Paradise Orchard, Aylesbury, HP18 0WS

Executive Principal · Gavin Gibson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 October 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,857Capacity 1,440

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 9 May 2024

TrustThe Aylesbury Vale Academy

Free school meals26.1%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

51 of the 72 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered60

Applications206

First choice72

First-choice offers51

137 of the 145 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered189

Applications446

First choice145

First-choice offers137

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).