Ashfold School
Ashfold School is an independent school in Aylesbury for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 226 pupils and room for 350.
Dorton House, Dorton, Aylesbury, HP18 9NG01844 238237ashfoldschool.co.ukMr Michael Rickner headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 226 | 265 | 308 | 300 | 270 | 260 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 27% | 19% | 15% | 20% | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brill Church of England School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 199 | Good 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| Oakley Church of England Combined School | Church of England | 2.8 miles | 91 | No overall grade 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Long Crendon School | Council | 2.9 miles | 226 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Cuddington and Dinton CofE School | Church of England | 4.0 miles | 179 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Grendon Underwood School | Academy | 4.2 miles | 188 | Good 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Waddesdon Village Primary School | Council | 4.3 miles | 217 | Not inspected | 25 | Compare |
| Waddesdon Church of England School | Academy | 4.4 miles | 1,012 | Report card 2026 | 78 | Compare |
| Ickford School | Academy | 4.5 miles | 138 | Report card 2026 | 100 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ashfold School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ashfold School yet.
How many pupils does Ashfold School have?
226 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 350 places, so it is 65% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Dorton House, Dorton, Aylesbury, HP18 9NG
- Telephone
- 01844 238237
- Website
- www.ashfoldschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Rickner
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Waddesdon
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1947
- URN
- 110563 · LAESTAB 8256003 · UKPRN 10018744
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.