Watling Primary School
Primary · Milton Keynes · MK8 1GB
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Not yet graded
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327 pupils · 49% of 669 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Free schools
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 43.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 7.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 1.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- https://watlingprimary.net/
- URN
- 149470
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 56 families named it first for 49 Reception places, 1.14 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.14 first-choice applications per place49 places offered · 56 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
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
Compare admissions across the area: Milton Keynes school admissions · the wider Milton Keynes authority
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
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Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
Asian Indian 30% (Milton Keynes 8%, England 4%) · White British 14% (Milton Keynes 40%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Milton Keynes 11%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 7% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Black African 7% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 4% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%) · 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)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
4.27 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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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
74% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
6.63% 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)
66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.1 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 £44,487; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 64% (77%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 18% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £22,000; in-year balance -£53,000
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The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 54.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 5.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 60.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 5.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 61.8% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 77.2% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 6.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 16.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 26.7% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 44.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 24.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 6.5% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034464 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £440,000486 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £363,500–£530,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 0an 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