John Colet School

John Colet School demonstrates a strong performance, maintaining the standards identified in its previous inspection. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment where pupils thrive, supported by strong leadership and a well-coordinated approach to vulnerable pupils. With a broad curriculum and an emphasis on personal development, students are encouraged to engage and excel both academically and in extracurricular activities. The school is notably appreciated by parents for its improvements and dedication to each student's success.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and thrive in a supportive environment.
• The school has a highly inclusive and supportive culture.
• Strong leadership and vision focus on student development.
• Wide variety of extracurricular and leadership opportunities.
• Effective collaboration among stable subject teams.
• Well-coordinated support for students with SEND.
• High prioritization of personal development and careers education.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent across subjects.
• Early stages of literacy strategy rollout affect language use.

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 John Colet School attended 91.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 6.7% of pupils at John Colet School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 John Colet School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 16.7% of pupils at John Colet School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 John Colet School received £7,920 and spent £8,168 for each of its 1,067 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £987,000 (£925 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is John Colet School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John Colet School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was John Colet School last inspected by Ofsted?

John Colet School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does John Colet School have?

John Colet School has 1,014 pupils on roll.

What age range does John Colet School cover?

John Colet School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are John Colet School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.5, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is John Colet School?

John Colet School is at Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6HF.