School admissions in Milton Keynes
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 35 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Milton Keynes in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 75 schools in Milton Keynes first 2,888 times for 2,884 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 11 of the 75 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 10 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.45 miles (Whitehouse Primary School) to 3.96 miles (Mursley Church of England School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Milton Keynes first 3,218 times for 3,386 places: 0.95 first choices per place. 6 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.57 miles (Lord Grey Academy) to 4.00 miles (Kents Hill Park all-through school).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
75 schools. 11 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
16 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakgrove School | 1.46 | 237 | not published |
| Glebe Farm School | 1.39 | 124 | 1.45 miles |
| Denbigh School | 1.27 | 257 | 1.241 miles |
| Watling Academy | 1.08 | 351 | 1.732 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic School | 1.06 | 258 | not published |
| Shenley Brook End School | 1.01 | 296 | 1.997 miles |
| Lord Grey Academy | 0.98 | 247 | 1.569 miles |
| Elizabeth Woodville School | 0.95 | 99 | not published |
| The Radcliffe School | 0.87 | 199 | not published |
| The Hazeley Academy | 0.79 | 236 | 3.106 miles |
| Fulbrook School | 0.78 | 40 | not published |
| Walton High | 0.75 | 452 | 3.684 miles |
| Lift Sir Herbert Leon | 0.70 | 100 | not published |
| Stantonbury School | 0.66 | 216 | not published |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | 0.54 | 156 | not published |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | 0.47 | 118 | 3.997 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.