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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 15 January 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry1,201 applications · 257 places offered · 327 named it first
- 2026 4.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
- 2025 4.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
- 2024 4.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2023 4.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2022 4.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
- 2021 4.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2020 4.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2019 5.0; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
- 2018 4.5; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
- 2017 4.6; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
- 2016 4.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
- 2015 3.5; Milton Keynes median median 1.7
- 2014 3.8; Milton Keynes median median 1.6
- 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 | 257 | 1,201 | 4.7 | 327 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2025 | 258 | 1,149 | 4.5 | 295 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2024 | 257 | 1,125 | 4.4 | 283 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2023 | 252 | 1,134 | 4.5 | 359 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2022 | 254 | 1,214 | 4.8 | 399 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2021 | 256 | 1,144 | 4.5 | 309 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2020 | 259 | 1,229 | 4.8 | 372 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2019 | 257 | 1,279 | 5.0 | 476 | 1.85 |
| Sep 2018 | 257 | 1,157 | 4.5 | 390 | 1.52 |
| Sep 2017 | 259 | 1,191 | 4.6 | 367 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2016 | 257 | 1,093 | 4.3 | 354 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2015 | 259 | 916 | 3.5 | 296 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2014 | 193 | 727 | 3.8 | 318 | 1.65 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 258 | 56.2 | 64% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 266 | 54.3 | 68% | 79% | – |
| 2023/24 | 261 | 55.6 | 64% | 81% | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 260 | 54.0 | 63% | 82% | +0.12 |
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
- Denbigh SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20244.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Milton KeynesRemains Good20243.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Milton KeynesRemains Good20242.9applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Milton KeynesOutstanding20232.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Milton KeynesStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Milton KeynesGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Milton Keynes20261.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · Milton KeynesSpecial measures 20261.3applications per place 32.8Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Milton KeynesGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136468 · 826/5410
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,700 pupils · 1,778 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2011
- Replaced
- Denbigh School (URN 110498)
- Address
- Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources