E-Act Ousedale School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Milton Keynes
The Grove, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
15.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,239
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
2,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
344 of 380 families who put it first got an offer
354
Places offered
534
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 380 | 344 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 69 | 7 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 4th preference | 39 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 534 | 354 | 66% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul McFadden
- Address
- The Grove, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
- Phone
- 01908210203
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Newport Pagnell · Milton Keynes North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137052
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: E-ACT
2,239 pupils · 2,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 20
08 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,852 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 366 | — |
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.
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 | 34.49 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 211 | — |
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 | 365 | 22% | 59% | 80% | |
| English Language | 365 | 17% | 55% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 359 | 16% | 55% | 75% | |
| Statistics | 348 | 15% | 47% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 263 | 1% | 34% | 58% | |
| History | 195 | 27% | 59% | 74% | |
| Geography | 178 | 15% | 52% | 71% | |
| Business | 105 | 10% | 44% | 64% | |
| Biology | 96 | 50% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 95 | 58% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 95 | 53% | 96% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 70 | 39% | 80% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 53 | 6% | 25% | 66% | |
| Sociology | 52 | 12% | 31% | 52% | |
| Geography | 46 | 7% | 22% | 46% | |
| Business Studies | 46 | 4% | 22% | 48% | |
| Economics | 43 | 0% | 16% | 44% | |
| Mathematics | 41 | 10% | 24% | 46% | |
| Biology | 37 | 11% | 35% | 65% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 27 | 7% | 19% | 33% | |
| History | 26 | 0% | 23% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 13% | 25% | 54% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 10% | 24% | 57% | |
| Government and Politics | 20 | 5% | 20% | 35% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14803: Ousedale School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.