Academy converter · Milton Keynes

Chestnuts Primary School

2–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143265URN

Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 below Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Milton Keynes

85 applications for 43 places · 38th of 68 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
6 February 2019
Graded 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 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Milton Keynes median (2.2) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2022 2.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2021 2.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2018 2.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2017 2.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2016 2.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Milton Keynes median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Milton Keynes median

Dashed bars: as Chestnuts Primary School (URN 132733), 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	43	85	2.0	43	1.00
Sep 2025	38	88	2.3	34	0.89
Sep 2024	53	110	2.1	51	0.96
Sep 2023	35	87	2.5	34	0.97
Sep 2022	45	103	2.3	42	0.93
Sep 2021	44	101	2.3	41	0.93
Sep 2020	55	113	2.1	41	0.75
Sep 2019	55	121	2.2	44	0.80
Sep 2018	43	118	2.7	42	0.98
Sep 2017	60	144	2.4	57	0.95
Sep 2016 *	60	161	2.7	67	1.12
Sep 2015 *	60	113	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2014 *	46	65	1.4	31	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 76% · Maths 68% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%43rd of 55 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Milton Keynes 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Milton Keynes 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Milton Keynes 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Milton Keynes 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Milton Keynes 79% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Milton Keynes 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	58%	8%	104	103
2023/24	55%	4%	104	102
2022/23	47%	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

Chestnuts Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Holne Chase Primary School
1.2 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rickley Park Primary School
1.3 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Barleyhurst Park Primary
1.7 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Howe Park School
1.7 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

3.0applications per place
Giles Brook Primary School
1.9 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Emerson Valley School
2.0 km · Milton Keynes

Good2022
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2021

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143265 · 826/2003
Trust: Inspiring Futures Through Learning
Capacity: 459 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 36.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: Chestnuts Primary School (URN 132733)
Address: Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5EN
Local authority: Milton Keynes

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