Watling Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Simmental Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1GB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
3.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
327
Capacity used
Has space49%
669 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
0
Places offered
2
Total applications
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Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2nd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 2 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vikki Pegg
- Address
- Simmental Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1GB
- Phone
- 01908049500
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Stony Stratford · Milton Keynes North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149470
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 52% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST
327 pupils · 669 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 95 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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.
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) |
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.