Thomas Hickman School
Community primary school in Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire).
KS2 RWM expected
52%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
66%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
58%
▼ 16pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
61%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
26.2
▲ 5.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
34.0%
▲ 9pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
102%
500 / 488 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Thomas Hickman School is a primary school located in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 513 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 488. The school is led by Mrs Pippa Brand-Benee.
Key facts
- URN
- 110313
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Sherwell | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Quach | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lucy Bolding | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Beverley Evans | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Doctor Bashak Onal | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kim Bourke-Smith | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kate Burrell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Pat Gurton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gurinder Wadhwa | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Pippa Brand-Benee | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Shevron Reid Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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