Academy sponsor led · Milton Keynes

Lift Charles Warren

4–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138440URN

Old Groveway, Simpson, Milton Keynes, MK6 3AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

2.1per place

close to Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Milton Keynes

35 applications for 17 places · 33rd of 68 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

35 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2023 1.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2021 2.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2018 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2017 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2016 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2015 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
2014 1.5; Milton Keynes median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Milton Keynes median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
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	17	35	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2025	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2024	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2023	24	37	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2022	26	45	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2021	30	59	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	59	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	73	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2018	30	51	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	65	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	47	1.6	21	0.70
Sep 2014	30	45	1.5	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%44th of 55 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Milton Keynes 80% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Milton Keynes 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Milton Keynes 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Milton Keynes 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Milton Keynes 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Milton Keynes 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	57%	3%	102	101
2023/24	63%	7%	104	102
2022/23	66%	0%	103	101

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

Lift Charles WarrenThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Langland Community School
0.7 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Moorland Primary School
1.1 km · Milton Keynes

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Heronsgate School
1.7 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
New Chapter Primary School
1.7 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Heronshaw School
1.8 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Heronshill School and Nursery
1.8 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Abbeys Primary School
2.2 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138440 · 826/2018
Trust: Lift Schools
Capacity: 210 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 59.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Simpson School (URN 110348)
Address: Old Groveway, Simpson, Milton Keynes, MK6 3AZ
Local authority: Milton Keynes

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