Kents Hill Park all-through school
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/10/2022
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
19.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,080 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
30 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
109
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 30 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 109 | 30 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- James Pilgrim
- Address
- Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
- Phone
- 01908533290
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Walton · Milton Keynes Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145063
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,056 pupils · 1,080 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
04 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good 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 · 1,035 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
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) | 70% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
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.
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 | 155 | 32% | 61% | 74% | |
| English Language | 155 | 18% | 57% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 30% | 72% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 13% | 44% | 61% | |
| Business | 99 | 23% | 66% | 79% | |
| History | 95 | 21% | 55% | 63% | |
| Spanish | 89 | 19% | 49% | 64% | |
| Geography | 68 | 31% | 63% | 75% | |
| Computer Science | 47 | 26% | 51% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 44 | 39% | 70% | 77% | |
| Biology | 30 | 60% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 70% | 97% | 100% |
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.