Lavendon School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Milton Keynes
High Street, Olney, MK46 4HA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/01/2025
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.2%
5.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
152
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
140 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
24 of 30 families who put it first got an offer
24
Places offered
63
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 30 | 24 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 63 | 24 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 7 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Armitage
- Address
- High Street, Lavendon, Olney, MK46 4HA
- Phone
- 01234712680
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward / constituency
- Olney & Rural · Milton Keynes North
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150335
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
152 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged 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 · 133 pupils
Attendance
96.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
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.
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) | 53% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.