Free schools · Milton Keynes

Kents Hill Park all-through school

3–16Ages
1,056Pupils
All-throughPhase
145063URN

Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.6 above Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Milton Keynes

450 applications for 118 places · 4th of 15 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2019

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.5of 90

Milton Keynes 44.0 England 46.0

6th of 14 in Milton Keynes

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

3.8applications per place, Year 7

1.6 above Milton Keynes median (2.2) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

450 applications · 118 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 3.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 4.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2024 5.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2023 4.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2022 4.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.0
2021 3.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2020 3.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Milton Keynes median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Milton Keynes median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Milton Keynes median

Reception entry, September 2026: 3.2 per place (96 applications for 30 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

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	118	450	3.8	56	0.47
Sep 2025	119	586	4.9	97	0.82
Sep 2024	118	586	5.0	88	0.75
Sep 2023	119	528	4.4	104	0.87
Sep 2022	119	574	4.8	109	0.92
Sep 2021	150	522	3.5	119	0.79
Sep 2020	149	552	3.7	117	0.79
Sep 2019	150	395	2.6	98	0.65

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.56th of 14 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 44.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%7th of 14 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Milton Keynes 64% England 66%

This school
Milton Keynes median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	45.5	47%	66%	–
2024/25	156	50.2	56%	71%	–
2023/24	147	44.6	47%	67%	−0.03
2022/23	118	45.5	51%	72%	0.00

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

Kents Hill Park all-through schoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.8applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Oakgrove School
0.9 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
Walton High
1.6 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

1.7applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Brooklands Academy
2.8 km · Milton Keynes

Not yet inspected
Glebe Farm School
2.8 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place
The Milton Keynes Academy
3.2 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
St Paul's Catholic School
3.4 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Fulbrook School
4.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Lord Grey Academy
4.8 km · Milton Keynes

2026

1.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 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: Free schools
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 145063 · 826/4004
Trust: Kingsbridge Educational Trust
Capacity: 1,080 pupils · 1,056 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
Local authority: Milton Keynes

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources