Academy converter · Milton Keynes

Middleton Primary School

4–11Ages
629Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140734URN

Noon Layer Drive, Middleton, Milton Keynes, MK10 9EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMay 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.1 above Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Milton Keynes

293 applications for 90 places · 7th of 68 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

92%met the expected standard

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMay 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

5 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
23 May 2017
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Milton Keynes median (2.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

293 applications · 90 places offered · 129 named it first

2026 3.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 3.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2024 3.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2022 3.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2021 4.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2020 4.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2019 3.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2018 3.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2017 3.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2016 4.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2015 3.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
2014 2.9; Milton Keynes median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Milton Keynes median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Milton Keynes median

Dashed bars: as Middleton Primary School (URN 134071), the previous school.

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	90	293	3.3	129	1.43
Sep 2025	90	354	3.9	145	1.61
Sep 2024	90	318	3.5	108	1.20
Sep 2023	90	331	3.7	136	1.51
Sep 2022	90	342	3.8	135	1.50
Sep 2021	90	367	4.1	143	1.59
Sep 2020	90	378	4.2	147	1.63
Sep 2019	90	342	3.8	134	1.49
Sep 2018	90	294	3.3	90	1.00
Sep 2017	90	335	3.7	77	0.86
Sep 2016	91	384	4.2	135	1.48
Sep 2015	89	307	3.5	140	1.57
Sep 2014 *	89	262	2.9	119	1.34

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 94% · Maths 98% → all three 92% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard92%1st of 55 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Milton Keynes 80% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Milton Keynes 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Milton Keynes 76% England 75%

Greater depth41%

Milton Keynes 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Milton Keynes 79% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Milton Keynes 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	92%	33%	110	111
2023/24	87%	27%	110	109
2022/23	91%	21%	110	108

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

Middleton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Broughton Fields Primary School
1.4 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2022
Monkston Primary School
1.4 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2021

5.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Shepherdswell Academy
1.4 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Brooklands Farm Primary School
1.5 km · Milton Keynes

Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place
Orchard Academy
1.8 km · Milton Keynes

2026

52%met the SATs standard
The Willows School and Early Years Centre
2.0 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Falconhurst School
2.2 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2021

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140734 · 826/2016
Trust: Kingsbridge Educational Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 629 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Middleton Primary School (URN 134071)
Address: Noon Layer Drive, Middleton, Milton Keynes, MK10 9EN
Local authority: Milton Keynes

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