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Cedars Primary School

Community school · Newport Pagnell · MK16 0DT

Ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · Milton Keynes

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-09

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
210

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
88
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill65%

235 pupils · 361 places

Pupils on roll
235
Boys / girls
101 / 134
School capacity
361
Capacity fill
235 / 361 (65%)
Free school meals
19.6%
FSM pupils
46
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Goldsmith

Location

Address
Bury Street
Postcode
MK16 0DT
Town
Newport Pagnell
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Milton Keynes
District
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, 235 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.6%.

Open schools in Newport Pagnell
8
Primary schools in Newport Pagnell
7
Academies among open schools in Newport Pagnell
25% (2)
Open schools in MK16
8
Primary in MK16
7
Open schools in Milton Keynes LA
124
Primary in Milton Keynes LA
89

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Newport PagnellNear MK16

  • Tickford Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newport Pagnell · MK16 9DH · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM16.2%

    0.3 miles away

  • Green Park School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Newport Pagnell · MK16 0NH · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM17.0%
    • Demand1.05

    0.5 miles away

  • Portfields Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Foundation school · Primary

    Newport Pagnell · MK16 8PS · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand0.99

    0.8 miles away

  • Giffard Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 5PY · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM27.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Willen Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK15 9HN · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM17.3%

    1.6 miles away

  • Great Linford Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 5BL · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM34.8%
    • Demand0.89

    1.8 miles away

  • Brooksward School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 6JZ · Milton Keynes

    Ages 0–11

    • FSM24.4%

    1.9 miles away

  • Sherington Church of England School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Newport Pagnell · MK16 9NF · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM38.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Goldsmith
Telephone
01908610561
Website
www.cedars.milton-keynes.sch.uk/

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