Primary school

Ashmead Combined School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Buckinghamshire
  • HP21 8SU
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2020

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,974 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 15%15%2016/17: top 12%12% · 2016/172017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 35%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · South East 64%6/10 Middle−26.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · South East 7%6/10 Middle
Reading score105 · South East 1063/10 Below−45 pts
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle−6.6 pts
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 73% · 70 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 81% · 70 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 81% · 70 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 82% · 90 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 68% · 90 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 69% · 93 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 68% · 92 pupils · South East 64%82%68%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 70 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 13% · 70 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 70 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 11% · 90 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 9% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 2% · 93 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 9% · 92 pupils · South East 7%13%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 70 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 70 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 107 · 70 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 90 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 93 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 92 pupils · South East 106107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 70 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 109 · 70 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 108 · 70 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 90 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 93 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 92 pupils · South East 105109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
86 of 86 who put it first2014 · 95.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8686
2nd351
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2020

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2020Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026707
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.3%
First language not English36.5%
SEN support19.7%
EHC plan5.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils7.2%

Girls 49.2%Boys 50.8%

98.2% full · 720 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 28.1
  • Leadership 5.8
  • Teaching assistants 44.5
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 33.9 FTE · Whole workforce 82.8 · 104 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 9 months.

  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£232,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £1,434,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it