Glastonbury Thorn School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Pigott Drive, Milton Keynes, MK5 6BX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/06/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
16.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
136
Capacity used
Has space76%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
31 of 31 families who put it first got an offer
49
Places offered
158
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 31 | 31 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 55 | 14 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 22 | 2 | ● 9% |
| Total | 158 | 49 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Cursley
- Address
- Pigott Drive, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6BX
- Phone
- 01908504648
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Watling · Milton Keynes Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110400
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
136 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
10 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 119 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Milton Keynes council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.