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Tickford Park Primary School

Primary · Newport Pagnell · MK16 9DH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 October 2021

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At a glance

314 pupils · 65% of 480 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.2% of pupils
English as additional language
6% of pupils
SEN support
10.8% of pupils
EHC plan
1.2% of pupils
Website
www.tickfordpark.co.uk
URN
151293

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 28 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£4,934
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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