Community school · Milton Keynes

Wavendon Gate School

4–11Ages
403Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131397URN

Gregories Drive, Wavendon Gate, Milton Keynes, MK7 7HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Milton Keynes

131 applications for 55 places · 28th of 68 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Milton Keynes median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

131 applications · 55 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 2.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 2.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2022 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2018 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2017 2.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
2014 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 1.8

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Milton Keynes median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	55	131	2.4	46	0.84
Sep 2025	46	118	2.6	37	0.80
Sep 2024	43	108	2.5	34	0.79
Sep 2023	45	122	2.7	43	0.96
Sep 2022	55	118	2.2	55	1.00
Sep 2021	58	104	1.8	54	0.93
Sep 2020	53	119	2.3	49	0.92
Sep 2019	60	123	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2018	49	105	2.1	48	0.98
Sep 2017	56	139	2.5	54	0.96
Sep 2016	58	133	2.3	53	0.91
Sep 2015	53	111	2.1	48	0.91
Sep 2014	60	134	2.2	85	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 83% · Maths 77% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%33rd of 55 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Milton Keynes 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Milton Keynes 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Milton Keynes 76% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Milton Keynes 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Milton Keynes 79% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Milton Keynes 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Milton Keynes median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	13%	104	104
2023/24	68%	13%	106	105
2022/23	55%	13%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Wavendon Gate SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Heronshaw School
1.1 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Heronsgate School
1.2 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Heronshill School and Nursery
1.2 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Monkston Primary School
1.9 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2021

5.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School
2.1 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Swallowfield Primary
2.2 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
2.6 km · Milton Keynes

Good2024

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131397 · 826/2000
Capacity: 420 pupils · 403 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Gregories Drive, Wavendon Gate, Milton Keynes, MK7 7HL
Local authority: Milton Keynes

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources