Foundation school · Milton Keynes

The Radcliffe School

11–19Ages
1,192Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
110532URN

Christchurch Grove, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Milton Keynes

359 applications for 199 places · 9th of 15 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.3of 90

Milton Keynes 44.0 England 46.0

12th of 14 in Milton Keynes

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Milton Keynes median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

359 applications · 199 places offered · 174 named it first

2026 1.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Milton Keynes median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Milton Keynes median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Milton Keynes median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	199	359	1.8	174	0.87
Sep 2025	201	401	2.0	213	1.06
Sep 2024	198	409	2.1	176	0.89
Sep 2023	201	418	2.1	200	1.00
Sep 2022	205	369	1.8	174	0.85
Sep 2021	208	334	1.6	182	0.88
Sep 2020	210	363	1.7	219	1.04
Sep 2019	209	393	1.9	230	1.10
Sep 2018	207	320	1.6	174	0.84
Sep 2017	207	330	1.6	196	0.95
Sep 2016	203	338	1.7	181	0.89
Sep 2015	204	337	1.7	192	0.94
Sep 2014	210	304	1.5	219	1.04

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

203 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.312th of 14 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 44.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%12th of 14 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Milton Keynes 64% England 66%

This school
Milton Keynes median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	203	40.3	36%	58%	–
2024/25	211	38.2	32%	53%	–
2023/24	213	39.5	36%	60%	−0.62
2022/23	206	42.1	33%	62%	−0.57

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Radcliffe SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Watling Academy
2.9 km · Milton Keynes

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Stantonbury School
3.5 km · Milton Keynes

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 32.8Attainment 8
Elizabeth Woodville School
4.2 km · West Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Denbigh School
4.5 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2024

4.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
The Hazeley Academy
4.5 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
The Milton Keynes Academy
6.0 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
St Paul's Catholic School
6.1 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Shenley Brook End School
6.2 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 110532 · 826/5406
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,275 pupils · 1,192 on roll
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Christchurch Grove, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
Local authority: Milton Keynes

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources