John Colet School
Wharf Road, Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
1,014 pupils · 102% of 998 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- JOHN COLET SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 20 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 174 | 169 | 447 | 174 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 166 | 140 | 415 | 166 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 168 | 171 | 464 | 168 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 176 | 175 | 544 | 176 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 175 | 519 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 202 | 105 | 557 | 202 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 200 | 178 | 573 | 200 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 181 | 187 | 608 | 181 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Grange School 6.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Mandeville School 6.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Aylesbury High School 6.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Aylesbury Grammar School 6.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Tring School 6.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Kingsbrook School 7.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.