of students but continue to organise teams for the House Cup as well as taking house assemblies and sharing a form room with other house members in their year, where students generally congregate during break-time and lunch if they are not eating in the Dining Room. In the Sixth Form, all form groups are reshuffled and divided into smaller groups. One member of staff is responsible for each of these forms and oversees their progression to university and UCAS applications. Interview advice is given by the Head of Sixth Form Mr Ochiltree and Deputy Head of Sixth Form Mrs Sutton. The school is also known for offering a wide range of subjects at both GCSE and A Level. Academic performance Aylesbury High School consistently ranks in the top 100 schools in the country for exam results. Previous rankings (2012) listed Aylesbury High School as 15th nationally and A Level Results within the top 100 selective schools (including independent schools). Scholarships The school gives an annual travel scholarship award to honour the memory of Jane Brownlee a Head of Geography who died in service in 1998. The award is presented by her son Ben Brownlee and is awarded to a pupil in Year 13 to support travel in their gap year. Charity The school is locally known for taking fundraising to (frequently comical) extremes – including sky-dives and 20-hour treks. On Tuesday 21 November 2006 the school broke the world record for the number of Christmas crackers pulled simultaneously. In addition to setting a new Guinness World Record of 1,217 Christmas crackers, the school pupils also raised over £2,500 in sponsorship for children's charity the NSPCC. The prime minister's global fellowship The school has a good record of students attaining places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first student in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had 2 successful applicants. Notable former pupils Lynda Bellingham, actress Emma Brockes, writer Claire Foy, actress Joanna Gosling, news presenter (BBC News) Anne Mills FRS, health economist Dr Sarah Woodhouse, research psychologist and trauma expert, author, former Liberal Democrat councillor, and Remain campaigner during Brexit 2016 referendum. References External links Department for Education Performance Tables 2011 Aylesbury Grammar schools in Buckinghamshire Training schools in England Girls' schools in Buckinghamshire Educational institutions established in 1959 Academies in Buckinghamshire 1959 establishments in England