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Elizabeth Woodville School

Secondary · Milton Keynes · MK19 6HN

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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 4 March 2025

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At a glance

1,124 pupils · 144% of 780 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.ewsacademy.org.uk
URN
143421

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 94 families named it first for 99 Year 7 places, 0.95 first choices per place. At its inspection on 4 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 8.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

99 places offered · 94 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

GCSE results (2024/2025)

169 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
44.9
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
67.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
41.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
24.1
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school44.9
Median of its 12 closest peers48.9
West Northamptonshire average45.4
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind 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.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Helsby High SchoolFrodsham · 116 miles awayGood47.1
Guilsborough AcademyNorthampton · 22 miles awayRequires improvement46.6
Wombourne High SchoolWolverhampton · 65 miles awayNeeds attention42.1
Marden High SchoolNorth Shields · 207 miles awayStrong standard55.1
The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolWigton · 213 miles awayGood46.2
Greenbank High SchoolSouthport · 141 miles awayGood50.6
Bradfield Secondary SchoolSheffield · 99 miles awayGood49.2
Sponne SchoolTowcester · 7 miles awayGood52
Brayton AcademySelby · 119 miles awayOutstanding (2019)53.4
Brookfield Community SchoolChesterfield · 85 miles awayGood50.8
Kings Langley SchoolKings Langley · 29 miles awayGood48.6
Codsall Community High SchoolWolverhampton · 68 miles awayGood47.5

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (West Northamptonshire 60%, England 59%) · Any other White background 4% (West Northamptonshire 12%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (West Northamptonshire 7%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (West Northamptonshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (West Northamptonshire 3%, England 4%) · other groups together 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)
8.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

31.72 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Northamptonshire: 21.53 suspensions and 0.18 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
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 16% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.6 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 £52,324; 7.6% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,781
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (6%) · supplies and services 6% (11%) · educational supplies 4% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£745,000; in-year balance -£470,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
82%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
46%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
32%
Any sustained destination
89%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.1%62.3%
Social housing4.2%17.1%
Privately rented13.7%20.5%
Detached houses48.4%22.9%
Flats2.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms46.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027280 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£354,000115 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£293,000–£450,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£501,000
Semi-detached (46)£335,000
Terraced (34)£295,000

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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

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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