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Cold Harbour Church of England School

Voluntary controlled school · Milton Keynes · MK3 7PD

Ages 4–11 · 179 pupils · Milton Keynes

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
203

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
32
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill85%

179 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
179
Boys / girls
89 / 90
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
179 / 210 (85%)
Free school meals
33%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Kotulecki

Location

Address
Highland Close, Bletchley
Postcode
MK3 7PD
Town
Milton Keynes
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Milton Keynes
District
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 179 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
Primary schools in Milton Keynes
85
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK3
13
Primary in MK3
8
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 Milton KeynesNear MK3

  • Abbeys Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK3 6PS · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM32.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.3 miles away

  • Barleyhurst Park Primary

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK3 7NA · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM31.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • New Chapter Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 5EA · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM45.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Rickley Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bletchley · MK3 6EW · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM29.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Merebrook Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK4 1EZ · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–7

    • FSM20.9%

    0.8 miles away

  • Emerson Valley School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK4 2JR · Milton Keynes

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM28.7%

    0.9 miles away

  • Moorland Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 4ND · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM56.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Kotulecki
Website
www.coldharbourschool.org.uk/

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