Primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The John Hampden School
Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6HF
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 7 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- Places
- 296
- How full
- 91% full — 270 of 296 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 135 / 135
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 6%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Buckinghamshire 024D, 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
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 59%
- Households in social housing
- 30%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: S Parkinson
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- URN
- 110293
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 62% | 0 mi |
| Halton Community Combined SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.6 mi |
| Weston Turville Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 61% | 1.9 mi |
| Aston Clinton SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 54% | 2.4 mi |
| Stoke Mandeville Combined SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 59% | 2.6 mi |
| Griffin House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 3 mi |
| Bedgrove Infant SchoolFoundation school | No grade | — | 3.1 mi |
| Great Kimble Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 100% | 3.1 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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