Schools and Education in Milton Keynes

There are 70 schools in Milton Keynes (excluding independent schools), including 56 primary schools, 8 secondary schools, and 2 serving sixth-form education. Milton Keynes has 2 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 1 with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Milton Keynes under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Milton Keynes Education Profile

The median school in Milton Keynes has 24% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 16th highest figure in Buckinghamshire. This represents about 7,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Milton Keynes's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Milton Keynes is 19.16 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 50th highest ratio in Buckinghamshire, and the 494th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

The 2 schools in Milton Keynes operating with pupil referral units offer 250 PRU places to the local area. For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the single school providing places for teen mothers.

Primaries

56

13% Outstanding • 71% Good

Secondaries

8

0% Outstanding • 75% Good

Sixth Forms

2

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Milton Keynes

Most of Milton Keynes's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 40 schools or 71% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and good - about 14% and 13% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 46% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Milton Keynes's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ashbrook School 4–7 yrs 180
Very high
Bradwell Village School 7–11 yrs 300
Good
Good
Low
Brooksward School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
Low
Broughton Fields Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Bushfield School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Very low
Caroline Haslett Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
High
Charles Warren Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Church of England/Methodist/United Reform Church/Baptist
Downs Barn School 3–7 yrs 90
Good
Low
Emerson Valley School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Low
Very high
Falconhurst School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Low
Germander Park School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Very low
Giffard Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Giles Brook Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
High
Glastonbury Thorn School 4–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Great Linford Primary School 4–11 yrs 375
Good
Very high
Very low
Greenleys First School 4–7 yrs 150
Good
Very low
Heelands School 4–7 yrs 90
Good
Good
Heronsgate School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
High
Heronshaw School 4–7 yrs 270
Good
Low
Holmwood School 4–7 yrs 180
Very high
Howe Park School 4–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Good
Jubilee Wood Primary School 4–11 yrs 600
Good
Very low
Low
Kents Hill Park all-through school 4–16 yrs 1,080
Good
Good
Kents Hill School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Very low
Langland Community School 3–11 yrs 285
Long Meadow School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Loughton Manor First School 3–7 yrs 262
Outstanding
Very high
Loughton School 7–11 yrs 413
Good
Low
Very high
Merebrook Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Middleton Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Monkston Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Moorland Primary School 2–10 yrs 210
Good
New Bradwell Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Very high
Good
New Chapter Primary School 4–11 yrs 350
Good
Low
Very low
Oldbrook First School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 219
Good
Good
Orchard Academy 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Low
Oxley Park Academy 3–11 yrs 840
Good
Good
Very high
Pepper Hill School 3–7 yrs 240
Good
Low
Priory Common School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Russell Street School 3–7 yrs 210
Good
Low
Shepherdswell Academy 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Southwood School 7–11 yrs 300
Good
Very high
Low
St Andrew's CofE Infant School 4–7 yrs 60
Good
Very low
Church of England
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 340
Outstanding
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Mary and St Giles Church of England School 3–11 yrs 450 Church of England
St Monica's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
Stanton School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
High
Good
Summerfield School 4–11 yrs 364
Good
Good
Good
The Willows School and Early Years Centre 2–7 yrs 213
Good
Good
Two Mile Ash School 7–11 yrs 596
High
Good
Wavendon Gate School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Willen Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Wood End Infant & Pre-School 2–7 yrs 90
Good
Very low
Wyvern School 3–7 yrs 438
Good
Very high

Milton Keynes Secondary Schools

Most of Milton Keynes's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 6 schools or 75% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and low - about 38% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 25% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Milton Keynes's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Denbigh School 11–19 yrs 1,700
Good
High
Low
Kents Hill Park all-through school 4–16 yrs 1,080
Good
Good
Shenley Brook End School 11–19 yrs 1,965
Good
High
Good
St Paul's Catholic School 11–19 yrs 1,891
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
Stantonbury School 11–19 yrs 1,560
The Milton Keynes Academy 11–18 yrs 1,550
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
The Radcliffe School 11–19 yrs 1,275
Good
Low
Very low
Walton High 11–19 yrs 3,000
Good
Good
Very low

Sixth Form Schools in Milton Keynes

Most of Milton Keynes's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Milton Keynes's sixth form schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Kents Hill Park all-through school 4–16 yrs 1,080
Good
Good
Milton Keynes College 16–99 yrs
Good

Milton Keynes Pupil Referral Units

Most of Milton Keynes's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 50% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Milton Keynes's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bridge Academy 11–19 yrs 195
Good
Very low
New Bradwell Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good

Schools with places for Teen Mothers in Milton Keynes

Most of Milton Keynes's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Milton Keynes's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bridge Academy 11–19 yrs 195
Good
Very low
Last updated: 09 Aug 2023