Booker Park Community School
Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, HP21 9ETOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Booker Park Community School is a special school in Aylesbury for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 268 schools in Buckinghamshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 June 2022, report published 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 June 2022
For many families, Booker Park Community School is a haven, helping pupils to settle, recover and grow. Many pupils have had a challenging start to life and the care and compassion they receive here gives them great hope for the future. Pupils' medical, social and educational needs are carefully considered and met at this school, helping them to feel part of something safe and special. As they get used to their surroundings and peers, many pupils develop friendships. Often, this is new and genuinely exciting for pupils. Laughter and joy abound, particularly on the playground where pupils play games and enjoy the sensory equipment. Pupils rarely fall out and staff keep a close eye on them at all times, preventing unkindness and bullying from becoming a problem. Many pupils need significant personal care when in school and staff attend to their needs promptly and with great compassion. The range of opportunities pupils enjoy is extensive. Pupils love the visits to farms and galleries, taking part in sports competitions and exploring the local area. This helps pupils to expand their experience of the world around them.
What the school should improve
- Staff are not all fully familiar with the precise curriculum content they need to teach. This means that too often, individual teachers, rather than subject leaders, make decisions about curriculum content, particularly in classes that cater for more able pupils. The activities they select do not always help pupils build their knowledge in a logical order. Leaders should ensure that staff receive proper training and guidance so they can deliver the curriculum precisely as leaders intend.
- Some individual learning plans do not specify which vocabulary and language pupils need to learn next. This means staff do not always focus on promoting these words when communicating with pupils. Leaders should ensure that staff have a clear, unified understanding of the vocabulary that pupils need to learn and know the best approaches to teach these.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
35 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
241 pupils on roll, with places for 235
Schools near Booker Park Community School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Brook School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Stocklake Park Community School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Pace Centre | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Chiltern Way Academy | 4 miles | Report card: Strong standard to exceptional | Attainment 8: 0.7 |
| Red Kite School | 5 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Bradley Taylor
- Phone
- 01296427221
- Address
- Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- URN
- 110588
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.