ABOUT US

Our Foundation in 1598 has survived 19 monarchs, the upheaval of two world wars - as well as the English Civil War - and various relocations around Aylesbury. From our beginnings as a boys’ school, then coeducational and back to a boys school, AGS has been at the forefront of educational change, and throughout has maintained an environment of support, inspiring our students to flourish and thrive.

We have a School community of 1336 students, including over 400 in the Sixth Form. Our students attend from Buckingham, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas, representing a wide range of socio-economic and culturally diverse backgrounds (51 languages). We employ over 150 staff across the School who are all committed to a culture of innovative teaching, learning and achievement through their pioneering expertise and with enviable support from the Governing Body, AGS PTA, the Old Aylesburian and wider community.

AGS has been nurturing character since 1598. Our core values of respect and aspire enable our students and staff to flourish in all they do. Providing an environment where we celebrate difference, embrace opportunity and lead with humility. As a School, we are expertly placed to enable our students to flourish whilst also ensuring they are well equipped to understand and meet the challenges they face with empathy and humility. Our staff know and understand each student to enable them to find their place in the world.

We are proud and remain humble that our School is consistently celebrated as one of the top state schools in the country with excellent results. In Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level, our students make outstanding progress and are prepared for the next stage of their education or chosen career with confidence.

The uncompromised breadth of the curriculum available enables all students to pursue the widest range of careers and studies at university or in the workplace. Through exceptional advice and guidance our students leave the School with aspirations to the most highly ranked courses and careers, at organisations and universities across the country where they will feel fulfilled and happy.

As part of our values and participation learning we have an active outreach programme with other local secondary schools and feeder primary schools.

MORE PEOPLE, MORE ACTIVE, MORE OF THE TIME

Founded in 1598 with the sole purpose of improving life for all those living in and around Aylesbury. It is a ‘free School for Aylesbury’ with a vision of promoting the local area to flourish through educating and nurturing its young people. This is captured in the line “Floreat Ailesburia”.

Grammar Schools were created to enable social mobility and whilst the demographic profile of students attending our School varies from year to year - our three-year strategic objective is to increase the proportion of boys in the Aylesbury catchment area who apply to AGS by 25% over 3 years. We will achieve this by encouraging more young boys (and their parents) to see an AGS education as being ‘for them’, desirable and within reach. This is in line with vision for the town - Aylesbury was designated a garden town in January 2017 and is one of the key areas for growth in the UK, with just over 16,000 new homes planned over the next 30 years. There is no better time to encourage our local community to make decisions about education based on fact and not perception or myths.