SCHOOL PROFILE

Aspley Guise Village School

Primary Academy converter URN 151124
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 135 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Central Bedfordshire
Trust CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 136 135 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 69 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 67 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

2.9%
21.9 pts below England
School 2.9%
Central Bedfordshire 14.8%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.5%
18.8 pts below England
School 1.5%
Central Bedfordshire 10.7%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Central Bedfordshire 2.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.1%
113
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
6
Indian
3.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
3
White and Asian
2.2%
3
Any other Asian background
1.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.0% 19 of 136 pupils
6.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.0%
Central Bedfordshire 18.2%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.8% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts below
EHC plans 5.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 6
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.7% 12.6 pts above England
Aspley Guise Village School
100.7%
Central Bedfordshire
92.8%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information