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Loughton School

Primary · Milton Keynes · MK5 8DN

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 March 2025

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At a glance

466 pupils · 97% of 480 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
24.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
27.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.loughton.milton-keynes.sch.uk
URN
139861

In figures

At its inspection on 25 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

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: 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
66%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school66%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
Milton Keynes average66%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Burleigh Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 39 miles awayGood61%
Painters Ash Primary SchoolGravesend · 64 miles awayGood77%
Moor Allerton Hall Primary SchoolSelect · 129 miles awayRequires improvement48%
Beecroft Garden PrimaryLondon · 51 miles awayGood69%
Water Leys Primary SchoolWigston · 42 miles awayGood56%
Talbot Primary SchoolPoole · 101 miles awayExpected standard64%
Caroline Haslett Primary SchoolMILTON KEYNES · under 1 mile awayOutstanding (2019)87%
Culvers House Primary SchoolMitcham · 52 miles awayGood75%
Aragon Primary SchoolMorden · 50 miles awayNo current grade85%
Forestdale Primary SchoolCroydon · 57 miles awayGood69%
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBirmingham · 57 miles awayGood73%
Montgomery Primary SchoolExeter · 149 miles awayGood56%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 38% (Milton Keynes 40%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 13% (Milton Keynes 8%, England 4%) · Any other White background 10% (Milton Keynes 11%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 2%) · Black African 6% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Not recorded 5% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 4% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%)

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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.10 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
22.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

39.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.8 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 £50,014; 16.7% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,398
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £484,000; in-year balance +£124,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.6%62.3%
Social housing13.9%17.1%
Privately rented23.5%20.5%
Detached houses34.1%22.9%
Flats13.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016778 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£400,000221 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£287,000–£705,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (104)£727,000
Semi-detached (80)£310,000
Terraced (28)£282,500
Flat (9)£75,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an 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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