Oakgrove School

All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Milton Keynes

Venturer Gate, Milton Keynes, MK10 9JQ

Website 01908545300

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

93%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.3%

15.9% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

2,527

Capacity used

Over capacity

119%

2,132 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

93%

1st preference success rate

77 of 83 families who put it first got an offer

Places offered

282

Total applications

3.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)	Applications	Offers	Success
1st preference	83	77	● 93%
2nd preference	98	13	● 13%
3rd preference	65	0	● 0%
4th preference	36	0	● 0%
Total	282	90	32%

1st preference success by year

77%

2020

98%

2021

100%

2022

100%

2023

100%

2024

93%

2025

Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 4 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: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
Age range: 3–19
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Sixth form: Yes
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Nicola Irwin-Morris
Address: Venturer Gate, Milton Keynes, MK10 9JQ
Phone: 01908545300
Local authority: Milton Keynes
Ward / constituency: Ouzel Valley · Milton Keynes Central
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 136454

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	18%	—	—
English as additional language	24%	—	—
SEN support	7%	—	—

51% boys (1300)49% girls (1227)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

Academy trust: KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

2,527 pupils · 2,132 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

24
13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained

View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 2,031 pupils

Attendance

93.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

6.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

15.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%

20/21

22%

21/22

19%

22/23

16%

23/24

16%

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.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

Measure	School	LA	England
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths	75%	—	—
Higher standard	3%	—	—
Reading progress	—	—	0.0
Writing progress	—	—	0.0
Maths progress	—	—	0.0

GCSE results

Measure	School	LA	England
Attainment 8 score	52.5	—	—
Progress 8 score	0.19	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	62%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	80%	—	—
EBacc average point score	4.68	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	34.41	—	—

Average grade: C+ (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard85%

+23% vs England

Higher standard5%

-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%

+12% vs England

Higher standard46%

+13% vs England

Average score108

+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard90%

+18% vs England

Greater depth8%

-5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%

+15% vs England

Higher standard41%

+15% vs England

Average score108

+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard87%

+14% vs England

Higher standard61%

+31% vs England

Average score111

+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard95%

+13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	85%	61%
Higher standard	5%	8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	54.7	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	66.6%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	81.6%	65%
Entering EBacc	41.8%	40%
EBacc average point score	4.85	4.1
Pupils in cohort	299	—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils

-0.43

Other pupils

+0.30

Low prior attainers

+0.13

Middle prior attainers

+0.28

High prior attainers

+0.05

Girls

+0.33

Boys

+0.06

A-level results over time

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Average points per entry	32.46	35
Average grade	C+	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	11.8%	17%
A-level students	191	—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

Subject	Entries	Grade 7+	Grade 5+	Grade 4+
Mathematics	299	33%	71%	88%
English Language	299	27%	71%	84%
English Literature	296	26%	72%	84%
History	208	26%	59%	70%
Combined Science	194	8%	45%	63%
Geography	180	22%	62%	72%
Biology	102	45%	92%	98%
Physics	101	51%	91%	98%
Chemistry	101	54%	95%	99%
Business	93	26%	66%	81%
French	79	29%	70%	80%
Social Studies	65	35%	71%	83%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Mathematics	76	8%	28%	43%
Business Studies	61	2%	13%	41%
Psychology	44	5%	14%	50%
Biology	38	8%	13%	34%
Chemistry	38	3%	8%	34%
Sociology	36	6%	25%	67%
English Literature	28	4%	11%	25%
Physics	23	0%	17%	43%
History	18	6%	28%	50%
Economics	17	12%	35%	71%
Media / Film / TV Studies	17	0%	12%	41%
Geography	15	13%	47%	87%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers²

UCAS apply centre 17635: Oakgrove School, Middleton

Cambridge admissions¹	2025
Applications	≤5
Offers	≤5
Success rate	—
Accepted offers	≤5

¹ Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

² Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

Measure	School	LA	England
Higher education (university)	67%	—	—
Apprenticeships	2%	—	—
Any education or training	71%	—	—

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

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)
Year 7 (secondary)	31 October	1 March (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.