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Priory Rise School

Primary · Milton Keynes · MK4 3GE

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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 24 June 2025

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At a glance

674 pupils · 107% of 630 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
8.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
47.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.prioryrise.milton-keynes.sch.uk
URN
149460

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 87 families named it first for 90 Reception places, 0.97 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 3.529 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2023 to 2026. At its inspection on 24 June 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 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

90 places offered · 87 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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. Places by distance, last offered at 3.529 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 3.529 miles

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
89%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
30%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
112
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
110
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 school89%
Median of its 12 closest peers74.5%
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
Coldfall Primary SchoolLondon · 39 miles awayOutstanding84%
St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolLeicester · 45 miles awayGood61%
Springhill Catholic Primary SchoolSouthampton · 79 miles awayOutstanding95%
Vaughan Primary SchoolHarrow · 34 miles awayStrong standard86%
Chatsworth Primary SchoolHounslow · 41 miles awayGood (2019)74%
The Langley Academy PrimarySlough · 35 miles awayExpected standard61%
Two Mile Ash SchoolMilton Keynes · 3 miles awayOutstanding75%
Frith Manor Primary SchoolLondon · 37 miles awayNo current grade68%
Alfred Sutton Primary SchoolReading · 38 miles awayGood83%
Westbourne Primary SchoolSutton · 50 miles awayGood90%
Middleton Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 68 miles awayGood57%
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolLeicester · 48 miles awayExpected standard55%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 26% (Milton Keynes 8%, England 4%) · White British 25% (Milton Keynes 40%, England 60%) · Asian Chinese 10% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Black African 8% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Any other White background 8% (Milton Keynes 11%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%)

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)
8.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.15 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
23.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 13% 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)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.1 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 £47,835; 6.1% 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£5,564
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £879,000; in-year balance +£276,000

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher48.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health62.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier70.5%62.3%
Social housing13.9%17.1%
Privately rented15.6%20.5%
Detached houses37.8%22.9%
Flats18.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms42.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033519 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£415,000232 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£350,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (87)£523,000
Semi-detached (64)£408,500
Terraced (45)£375,000
Flat (36)£225,000

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
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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