Thomas Hickman School

Thomas Hickman School is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The headteacher's inspirational leadership has fostered a positive and supportive school environment, where pupils feel happy and safe. The ambitious leadership team works diligently to ensure that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds, receive a high standard of care and education. The school encourages a love of learning through a well-structured curriculum and a diverse range of extra-curricular activities that pupils enjoy.

Strengths

• Inspiration and effective leadership from the headteacher.
• Strong community engagement and support for families.
• High standards of care for pupils and their well-being.
• Effective teaching strategies in early years and key subjects.
• Wide range of extra-curricular clubs and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Need for improvement in pupils' reading in key stage 2.
• Library provision could be enhanced to provide a wider range of high-quality texts.
• New governors require training to fulfill their roles effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Thomas Hickman School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Thomas Hickman School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Thomas Hickman School had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.4% of pupils at Thomas Hickman School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Thomas Hickman School received £7,410 and spent £7,121 for each of its 476 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £259,000 (£544 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Thomas Hickman School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thomas Hickman School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Thomas Hickman School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thomas Hickman School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Thomas Hickman School have?

Thomas Hickman School has 500 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thomas Hickman School cover?

Thomas Hickman School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Thomas Hickman School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thomas Hickman School?

Thomas Hickman School is at Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 9HP.