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Newton Blossomville Church of England School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Milton Keynes

Newton Blossomville, Bedford, MK43 8AL

Website 01234881294

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 21/11/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.9%

8.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

7

Capacity used

Has space

29%

24 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

3 of 3 families who put it first got an offer

5

Places offered

21

Total applications

4.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference33● 100%
2nd preference52● 40%
3rd preference100● 0%
4th preference30● 0%
Total21524%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). 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
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Wallace
Address
Newton Blossomville, Turvey, Bedford, MK43 8AL
Phone
01234881294
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Ward / constituency
Olney & Rural · Milton Keynes North
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110405

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals43%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support25%——
57% boys (4)43% girls (3)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

7 pupils · 24 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    21 November 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 12 pupils

Attendance

96.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

0%
20/21
10%
21/22
8%
22/23
6%
23/24
8%
24/25

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.