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Great Linford Primary School

Primary · Milton Keynes · MK14 5BL

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Good (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 11 June 2019

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At a glance

302 pupils · 81% of 375 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
19.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.greatlinfordprimary-alps.uk/
URN
110366

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 21 families named it first for 21 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

21 places offered · 21 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

52 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers56.5%
Milton Keynes average66%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Castle Primary SchoolTiverton · 142 miles awayGood44%
Wessex Primary SchoolMaidenhead · 39 miles awayNeeds attention44%
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSpalding · 60 miles awayGood68%
Leatherhead Trinity School and NurseryLeatherhead · 56 miles awayGood (2019)61%
Elton Community Primary SchoolBury · 124 miles awayGood62%
Milton Park Primary SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · 106 miles awayNeeds attention54%
Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolBournemouth · 103 miles awayGood46%
Warwick AcademyWellingborough · 15 miles awayGood72%
Scartho Junior AcademyGrimsby · 106 miles awayGood75%
Longroyde Primary SchoolBrighouse · 120 miles awayGood59%
Leslie Manser Primary SchoolLincoln · 79 miles awayGood46%
Sandringham Primary SchoolDoncaster · 102 miles awayGood47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 56% (Milton Keynes 40%, England 60%) · Any other White background 14% (Milton Keynes 11%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Black African 6% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 4% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Milton Keynes 8%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 2% (Milton Keynes 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Milton Keynes 0%, England 0%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.51 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Milton Keynes: 2.53 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,147; 15.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,120
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £104,453; in-year balance -£16,554

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health41%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.6%62.3%
Social housing30.8%17.1%
Privately rented10.5%20.5%
Detached houses37.2%22.9%
Flats14.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016765 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£340,000201 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£282,000–£455,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (76)£497,000
Semi-detached (52)£326,000
Terraced (66)£282,000
Flat (7)£175,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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