Secondary education in Aylesbury Vale, as part of Buckinghamshire, is selective and covers the 11-18 age range. There are four grammar schoools and seven upper schools, with three grammar and three upper schools in Aylesbury town itself.
The 11+ selection process is carried out during the last year of primary school (Year 6) to ascertain which type of school a child will attend at secondary level.
Many of the secondary schools in the region have an exemplary record of achievement and the academic results for Bucks schools overall are among the highest in the south east.