Booker Park Community School is a council-run special school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, for children and young people aged 3 to 11. It supports vision, hearing, speech and language and 5 other needs.
- Ages 3–11
- 241 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Council special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 241 (places for 235)
- Headteacher
- Mr Bradley Taylor (Principal)
- Free school meals
- 36.9% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- School reference (URN)
- 110588
Needs it supports
8 needs: vision, hearing and 6 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Autism Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (18)
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (15)
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (6)
- Severe learning difficulty Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (4)
- Profound and multiple learning difficulties Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (2)
Sensory and physical
- Hearing impairment Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (3)
- Visual impairment Other schools for this in Buckinghamshire (1)
- Multi-sensory impairment
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Buckinghamshire council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, June 2022
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in June 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Stoke Mandeville Combined School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- William Harding School Mainstream + base · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Oak Green School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 1.2 miles
All SEND schools in Buckinghamshire
By need in Buckinghamshire: Autism (19) · Speech and language (16) · Moderate learning (7) · SEMH (6) · Severe learning (5) · Hearing (4) · Physical (4) · PMLD (3) · Dyslexia and SpLD (3) · Vision (2)
Questions about Booker Park Community School
How do I get a place at Booker Park Community School?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult Booker Park Community School. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does Booker Park Community School support?
Visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication, autism, multi-sensory impairment, moderate learning difficulty, severe learning difficulty and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Booker Park Community School take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Booker Park Community School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Booker Park Community School?
Stoke Leys Close, Aylesbury, HP21 9ET, in Buckinghamshire.
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