Primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Hazell Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7JF
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 8 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Places
- 180
- How full
- Full — 213 pupils against 180 places
- Girls / boys
- 102 / 111
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Buckinghamshire 018E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 44%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 91%
- Households in social housing
- 0%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Joanna Heritage
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Aylesbury South East
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- URN
- 148672
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 80% | 0.1 mi |
| Turnfurlong Junior SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2023 | 68% | 0.2 mi |
| Turnfurlong Infant SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | — | 0.2 mi |
| Broughton Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 81% | 0.4 mi |
| Broughton Community Schools (Infants)Community school | Good 2022 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Bedgrove Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.6 mi |
| Bedgrove Infant SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| William Harding SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 67% | 0.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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