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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 January 2015Graded 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 entry852 applications · 296 places offered · 298 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
- 2025 2.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
- 2024 3.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2023 3.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2022 3.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
- 2021 3.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2020 3.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
- 2019 3.7; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
- 2018 3.4; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
- 2017 3.6; Milton Keynes median median 1.9
- 2016 3.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
- 2015 3.1; Milton Keynes median median 1.7
- 2014 3.2; 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 | 296 | 852 | 2.9 | 298 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 296 | 864 | 2.9 | 227 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2024 | 291 | 910 | 3.1 | 291 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 297 | 945 | 3.2 | 287 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 292 | 945 | 3.2 | 268 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 300 | 922 | 3.1 | 293 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 300 | 1,002 | 3.3 | 303 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 299 | 1,109 | 3.7 | 305 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2018 | 299 | 1,007 | 3.4 | 288 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 299 | 1,082 | 3.6 | 364 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2016 | 294 | 991 | 3.4 | 292 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 286 | 877 | 3.1 | 301 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2014 | 238 | 768 | 3.2 | 314 | 1.32 |
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.) | 303 | 44.9 | 44% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 304 | 45.4 | 44% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 304 | 46.8 | 45% | 69% | −0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 300 | 48.9 | 49% | 76% | −0.13 |
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
- Shenley Brook End SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.9applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Milton KeynesStandards maintained20244.7applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Milton KeynesRemains Good20243.8applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Milton Keynes20261.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Milton KeynesStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Milton KeynesGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Milton KeynesOutstanding20232.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · Milton KeynesGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 6.1 km · Milton KeynesSpecial measures 20261.3applications per place 32.8Attainment 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136730 · 826/4097
- Trust
- 5 Dimensions Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,900 pupils · 1,845 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2011
- Replaced
- Shenley Brook End School (URN 131185)
- Address
- Walbank Grove, Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources