Academy sponsor led · Milton Keynes

Water Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148193URN

Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3QF · 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

1.6per place

0.6 below Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Milton Keynes

18 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

27%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	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Milton Keynes median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Milton Keynes median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Milton Keynes median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Milton Keynes median

Dashed bars: as Water Hall Primary School (URN 143264), Water Hall Primary School (URN 110322), 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	11	18	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2025	11	25	2.3	10	0.91
Sep 2024	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2023	18	34	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2022	21	36	1.7	22	1.05
Sep 2021	19	33	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2020 *	20	47	2.4	16	0.80
Sep 2019 *	34	75	2.2	32	0.94
Sep 2018 *	28	50	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2017 *	40	75	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2016 *	43	94	2.2	42	0.98
Sep 2015 *	47	89	1.9	55	1.17
Sep 2014 *	45	66	1.5	48	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 38% · Writing 42% · Maths 50% → all three 27% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard27%55th of 55 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard38%

Milton Keynes 80% England 78%

Higher standard4%

Milton Keynes 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard42%

Milton Keynes 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Milton Keynes 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Milton Keynes 79% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Milton Keynes 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	27%	0%	98	100
2023/24	33%	2%	99	99
2022/23	16%	0%	96	97

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

Water Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Newton Leys Primary School
0.5 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Drayton Park School
0.6 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bishop Parker Catholic School
0.9 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Premier Academy
1.2 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Holne Chase Primary School
2.0 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Knowles Primary School
2.0 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

1.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Rickley Park Primary School
2.7 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148193 · 826/2030
Trust: Tove Learning Trust
Capacity: 345 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 61.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Water Hall Primary School (URN 143264); Water Hall Primary School (URN 110322)
Address: Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3QF
Local authority: Milton Keynes

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