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Special · HP9 · Beaconsfield

Alfriston School

Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS

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ALFRISTON SCHOOL is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
Attendance (2024/25)88.2%
Attainment (2024/25)–
Roll vs capacityNot compared for this type of school
Pupils164

Ofsted inspection

Latest Ofsted report card

Report card grades

Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Ofsted grades each area on its own, from urgent improvement up to exceptional. Expected standard means the school is doing everything it should. These grades cannot be compared with the old overall grades.

Report published 28 May 2026.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
  • Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in HP9. Where we have them, council (Buckinghamshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
164
Free school meals
31.7%
18.4% above district average (13.3%)

Also: Buckinghamshire special schools 36.7% · England special schools 49.2%

SEN
100%

Also: Buckinghamshire special schools 99.9% · England special schools 99.9%

EAL
12.2%
0.8% above district average (11.4%)
Attendance
88.2% Autumn and spring 2024/25
5.9% below district average (94.1%)

Also: Buckinghamshire special schools 86.4% · England special schools 87.2%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the HP9 average; the darker bar is this school. SEN is not compared with the district average for special, pupil referral or alternative provision schools, because almost all pupils have identified needs.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

31.3%

3.9% below England (35.2%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.

  • 95.8%
    2020/21
  • 91.5%
    2021/22
  • 90%
    2022/23
  • 87.8%
    2023/24
  • 88.2%
    2024/25

Admissions

Applications and offers

Applications and offers are not published for this school in the DfE school-level data for September 2026 entry.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Not compared for this type of school
Published capacity (GIAS)
150
Pupils on roll
164

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Buckinghamshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Special classes · MLD

This school is set up for pupils with special educational needs or who need alternative provision. The SEN percentage is usually near 100% by design. Ask the SENCO what support looks like day to day.

Schools near Alfriston School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

All schools in HP9 · Schools in Buckinghamshire

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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