Glebe Farm School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Burney Drive, Milton Keynes, MK17 8XY
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
13.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,539 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
81 of 116 families who put it first got an offer
87
Places offered
218
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 116 | 81 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 218 | 85 | 39% |
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
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Shotton
- Address
- Burney Drive, Milton Keynes, MK17 8XY
- Phone
- 01908794400
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Danesborough · Milton Keynes Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149106
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
1,188 pupils · 1,539 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 785 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 75% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 13% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
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) | 65% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 3% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
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) |
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.