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Monkston Primary School

Primary · Milton Keynes · MK10 9LA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 10 November 2021

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At a glance

418 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
36.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.monkston.org
URN
144137

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 19 families named it first for 23 Reception places, 0.83 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 10 November 2021 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.83 first-choice applications per place

23 places offered · 19 first-choice applications · usually has places

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
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 school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers71%
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
Rosecliffe Spencer AcademyNottingham · 63 miles awayGood68%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 61 miles awayGood84%
Dovelands Primary SchoolLeicester · 46 miles awayExpected standard63%
Dartford Bridge Community Primary SchoolDartford · 56 miles awayGood79%
Sheringdale Primary SchoolLondon · 46 miles awayOutstanding95%
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolLancaster · 164 miles awayExpected standard65%
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolBournemouth · 102 miles awayGood98%
Howe Dell Primary SchoolHatfield · 27 miles awayGood69%
St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolSunbury on Thames · 45 miles awayExpected standard78%
Clifford Bridge AcademyCoventry · 41 miles awayGood64%
St Louis Catholic AcademyNewmarket · 49 miles awayGood64%
Cedar Road Primary SchoolNorthampton · 17 miles awayGood73%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 37% (Milton Keynes 40%, England 60%) · Any other White background 17% (Milton Keynes 11%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 9% (Milton Keynes 8%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Black African 6% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 3% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · 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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.98 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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school

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)

64% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.9 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 £52,852; 20% 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£5,959
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £64,000; in-year balance +£32,000

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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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier59%62.3%
Social housing14.8%17.1%
Privately rented26.1%20.5%
Detached houses13.6%22.9%
Flats5.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016783 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£380,000217 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£280,000–£490,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (102)£496,000
Semi-detached (52)£345,000
Terraced (36)£323,000
Flat (27)£122,000

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
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
48an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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