To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Most went onto do A-levels, a few did leave to go to college at that point instead. Aylesbury High School has helped both my girls achieve their potential . If you look at other areas within the catchment, it is a different story. Definitely not - but even the ones that scrape in on appeal with below 121 progress well if they put the effort in. You have to remember that these schools have an identical catchment area so you have to ask who chooses which school and why? Walton sits north of the junction between two major turnpike roads , and was once the location of a toll gate and the toll keeper's cottage. Good luck with your plans to move to Bucks. She tells me that although everyone there works hard most do give themselves a break as well.It sounds as though the quality of the teaching (academically speaking) is pretty good. BUCKINGHAM MUSIC CENTRE. Elite does not suit everyone :-). Mills was born on 26 January 1951. They were more creative and less fitting into pigeon holes! Christmas Concert 03 December 2020-We are so pleased that we can bring you a taste of what our music groups have been working on since our clubs restarted at half term with our virtual Christmas Concert. 134 likes. I'm another former AHS pupil! Phone: 01494 216 066 Email: aylmusic@bucksmusic.org. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a Page. If you don’t have the funds to go Private, you are being ultra picky. There is a Google Map at the bottom of this page showing the location of all the schools in AYLESBURY. Welcome to Aylesbury High School's online application form for 2021 entry into the Sixth Form. Wondering if we made the right choice. There will be a few over coached ones who are sick of education though and will do the minimum. Her daughter complains that the girls don't want to work and are only concerned about their hair etc. Or those who think they are the elite. Schools in AYLESBURY. Quite a few years ago now though. Student at Aylesbury High School Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom 30 connections. Aylesbury High School - Subject Areas. I think it's definitely worth a try for us, appreciate the feedback. There are fewer at AHS that could afford top notch private so they are ultra keen for their girls to do well at the school. Aylesbury High School was founded in 2011. The only thing I would really caution about is where she will fall academically in the cohort. HP13 5RE edde Limited takes the privacy of its users seriously. Could you kindly tell me what Aylesbury High is like in addition to their academic? Novartis announces 26 week gender-neutral parental leave. I have known some go to Pipers Corner or Berkhampsted School if they didn't get through the 11+.The girls at AHS can have paid for music lessons during school time at Aylesbury Music Centre which is next door to the school. Excuse me - I don't think I said that that was MY assessment of the girls at AHS. 778 views. Lots of kids in the Aylesbury Grammar schools travel from as far away as Milton Keynes. I loved it but yes, it was competitive and single-sex all-girls can get fairly intense emotionally at times. She passed the 11+, and after much consideration decided AHS was not the right place for her (and she still didn't like SHF). Join to Connect Aylesbury High School. She can't possibly keep working and stressing as much as she is without it surely leading to burning out or having some sort of breakdown. A lot of clubs run at lunch times rather than after school due to distances the girls travel to get to the school. This is page 2 of 2 (This thread has 36 messages.). Consumer Discretionary. It was her first choice and DS is already at AGS. Both of them went to a small school where if pupils were given a task to do, they did it. DD has happily received her offer today - for a nearby non-grammar. It is a grammar school and that, of course, will mean that there will be pressure to do well - and a lot of this pressure will come from the girls themselves.That said, after visiting AHS, Dr Challoners and Beaconsfield High in the last round of open days (we were considering moving house), AHS was by far the least pressurised and most relaxed of the three. Sr. Asset Operations Associate Renew Financial November 2017 – April 2019 1 year 6 months. We were suprised at my friend's comments, so I'm asking here. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Aylesbury High School. Millbrook Combined School Mill End Road High Wycombe HP12 4BA. I know the lack of desire to work has frustrated my son at AGS. Aylesbury High School. There are after school bands and orchestra there too with kids from other local schools. 778 views. It used to be just verbal reasoning but now includes non verbal reasoning and Maths as well. Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. I find it hilarious that boys don’t work at AGS either! MY DD would have been in the lower ability range but she loved the school, had good teaching there and made great friends. I didn't realise a music centre was next door. Report this profile Education Aylesbury High School A-Level Maths, Physics, and Politics. The current headmaster is Giles Scoble. School Term Dates 2020-2021 School Term Dates for 2021-2022 Do you have questions about creating positive bathroom habits and routines? SHF is an excellent school but is different from the High or the Grammar. Anybody have experience of this school? Find out what Mumsnet users thought of Echo by Lloyd’s Pharmacy. You could go Private of course but I think your summary of the girls at AHS is frankly ridiculous. Aylesbury High School Alumini Aylesbury High School Alumini The Marine Interiors Club The Marine Interiors Club ... Senior Client Solutions Manager at Mumsnet London. Made with Tour Creator. From the families I know, it is the parents who are ultra competitive for the girls! If your DD is averagely competitive and averagely resilient she should be fine. The oldest is the boys’ only Aylesbury Grammar which was founded back in the 16 th century, followed by Sir Henry Flloyd Grammar (founded in 1947) and the girls’ only Aylesbury High School (founded in 1959). Pebble Brook School is an education management company based out of 2016 Pebble Brook, Aylesbury, United Kingdom. Our academic success is long-established, with exam results that place us amongst the best schools in the county and the country – and we are a school that constantly looks to […] ).I didn't even get to look round the school, my Mum made the decision that was where I was going. I have some niggling doubts however about how competitive and resilient it is necessary to be. We have found 121 matches as a result of your search for schools in AYLESBURY , Buckinghamshire. This tour will give you a taster of all the departmental areas in the school, to be accompanied by the access all areas tour for a more general look at the school. Aylesbury High School is situated 600 feet southwest of Aylesbury Grammar School. Made with Tour Creator. But I'm going back 30 years since I started. But if you've think that's not an issue, go for AHS and I'm sure your DD will have 7 lovely years there :-). Places in Bucks are allocated on distance rather than 11 plus score, so all kids who live in catchment and score 121 in the test should get a grammar school place for year 7 start. I would recommend the school. My daughter is in year 7 at Aylesbury High school and has three new friends in her year group who live in Tring. Aylesbury High School (AHS) was founded in 1959, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, when the previously co-educational Aylesbury Grammar School (founded 1598) split to become two single-sex grammar schools. Works with Google Expeditions . DD1 over achieved at GCSE with 7A* grades despite only 'scraping' in to the high school with a score of 123 .DD2 is relieved that i chose the high school for her, rather than her choice of SHF. I'm after an academic school which also has a decent enrichment program - like choir/orchestra etc and decent range of sports. School Term Dates 2020-2021 School Term Dates for 2021-2022 There is a high proportion of girls doing Duke of Edinburgh awards, my DD got a lot out of that and achieved her gold. Welcome to Aylesbury High School As the new Headteacher I am looking to continue building on the reputation and success of this ‘Outstanding’ School. The problem in Aylesbury is that all three secondary moderns there are RI or worse. Schools in AYLESBURY. Aylesbury High School. Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. The vast majority of DDs friends (15) went to AHS. Thank you. One sounds very similar to your daughter (academic, loves reading and shy) but unlike yours she was quite sporty and not into computer games. Both my daughters went to AHS and did very well academically but in my opinion the pastoral care was lacking. My friends are in the middle of a move from St Albans to Berkhamsted because of the traffic and access to prep schools. Aylesbury High School. Are you for real? It's a nightmare. Lots of kids in the Aylesbury Grammar schools travel from as far away as Milton Keynes. If she can pass the exam without formal tutoring then I would feel very happy about sending her there - it's a great school. The two institutions remain on adjacent sites. It’s a large school and takes all sorts of personalities. The very upwardly mobile just don't choose the Floyd but may have to accept it on appeal. They are not a majority. The two institutions remain on adjacent sites. And knowing what you know now about the school - would you have moved specifically for it? For Waddesdon, this is vanishingly small! Not sure whether this would be tempered in a mixed school, or whether that's just teenagers for you. SECTOR. Our Lady's Catholic High School reviews and contact. AHS has a good reputation for team sports, and drama productions. In South Bucks and the Chilterns there is a higher local pass rate and therefore the schools there have fewer places for kids who don't live in Bucks. Oh I'm very aware of the pecking order ;-) I do wonder though whether the two recent leavers I know who felt like failures (whether from their own self esteem or through the school's influence) would have had a happier time at SHF. The 11+ has changed since she took it, and I am not sure she would get in now. 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