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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 26 June 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Holmwood School, URN 110392
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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 entry102 applications · 37 places offered · 36 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
- 2025 2.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
- 2024 3.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
- 2023 2.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
- 2022 3.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
- 2021 3.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
- 2020 3.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
- 2019 2.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2018 3.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2017 3.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2016 3.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Milton Keynes median
Dashed bars: as Holmwood School (URN 110392), 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 | 37 | 102 | 2.8 | 36 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 51 | 136 | 2.7 | 45 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 36 | 107 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2023 | 53 | 131 | 2.5 | 45 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 43 | 133 | 3.1 | 41 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 36 | 135 | 3.8 | 33 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 43 | 138 | 3.2 | 32 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2019 * | 55 | 144 | 2.6 | 42 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2018 * | 29 | 87 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 * | 32 | 109 | 3.4 | 19 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2016 * | 55 | 174 | 3.2 | 33 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2015 * | 59 | 159 | 2.7 | 65 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 125 | 2.1 | 44 | 0.73 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Holmwood SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20242.8applications per place
- 0.3 km · Milton KeynesOutstanding202475%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Milton KeynesGood20242.6applications per place
- 0.8 km · Milton KeynesGood20242.5applications per place
- 1.2 km · Milton KeynesGraded · no overall grade202566%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Milton KeynesImproved significantly20252.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Milton KeynesNot yet inspected3.8applications per place
- 1.8 km · Milton KeynesGood20232.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Milton KeynesGood202361%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147381 · 826/2334
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 201 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2019
- Replaced
- Holmwood School (URN 110392)
- Address
- Kensington Drive, Great Holm, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AB
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources