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Glebe Farm School

All-through · Milton Keynes · MK17 8XY

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 20 May 2025

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At a glance

1,188 pupils · 77% of 1,539 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
2–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.glebefarmschool.co.uk/
URN
149106

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 172 families named it first for 124 Year 7 places, 1.39 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2025 entry went to 1.45 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 4 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2023 to 2026. At its inspection on 20 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.60 first-choice applications per place

82 places offered · 131 first-choice applications · heavily oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

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

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.39 first-choice applications per place

124 places offered · 172 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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 place for 2026 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every place for 2026 entry went to children who met a higher admission criterion, so distance did not decide any place.

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

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2025 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1.45 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 4 (Sibling expected to be on roll at the time of admission and lives outside of the catchment area)
5.114 miles

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

Attainment 8 score

no data

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no data

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no data

EBacc average point score

no data

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.

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 school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers73%
Milton Keynes average66%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 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.

SchoolOfstedResult
Manor Primary SchoolDagenham · 47 miles awayGood64%
Selwyn Primary SchoolLondon · 41 miles awayOutstanding87%
Downside Primary SchoolLuton · 13 miles awayNo current grade79%
Marian Vian Primary SchoolBeckenham · 51 miles awayGood83%
Newport SchoolLondon · 43 miles awayOutstanding73%
St Bede AcademyBolton · 129 miles awayGood49%
Mossbourne Riverside AcademyLondon · 43 miles awayOutstanding (2018)92%
The Phoenix Primary SchoolBasildon · 56 miles awayGood54%
The Canons C of E Primary SchoolBedworth · 46 miles awayOutstanding75%
Manor Primary SchoolBilston · 70 miles awayStrong standard73%
River Beach Primary SchoolLittlehampton · 84 miles awayGood58%
Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 69 miles awayGood46%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 40% (Milton Keynes 43%, England 59%) · Black African 11% (Milton Keynes 13%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 8% (Milton Keynes 6%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Any other White background 8% (Milton Keynes 9%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Milton Keynes 3%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (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)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.63 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Milton Keynes: 22.03 suspensions and 0.02 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
19
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 9% 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)

56.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 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 £46,419; 12.7% 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£6,975
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 74% (78%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 5% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£2,103,000; in-year balance +£123,000

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher48.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications7.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work51.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways5%18.1%
Residents in very good health62.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.8%62.3%
Social housing8.8%17.1%
Privately rented9.4%20.5%
Detached houses28.5%22.9%
Flats21.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034451 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£425,500268 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£375,000–£540,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (134)£540,000
Semi-detached (90)£390,000
Terraced (25)£345,000
Flat (19)£230,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an 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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