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Giffard Park Primary School

Community school · Milton Keynes · MK14 5PY

Ages 3–11 · 265 pupils · Milton Keynes

Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-04-03

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)61%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
266

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

33

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
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 fill63%

265 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
265
Boys / girls
137 / 128
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
265 / 420 (63%)
Free school meals
27.2%
FSM pupils
72
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Glynis Wiles

Location

Address
Broadway Avenue, Giffard Park, Giffard Park Primary School
Postcode
MK14 5PY
Town
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 265 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 27.2%.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
Primary schools in Milton Keynes
85
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK14
12
Primary in MK14
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.

  • 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

    0.6 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

    0.7 miles away

  • Brooksward School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 6JZ · Milton Keynes

    Ages 0–11

    • FSM24.4%

    0.9 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

    1.0 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK15 9HN · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM17.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • St Monica's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 6HB · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Wood End Infant & Pre-School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 6BB · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM42.9%
    • Demand0.94

    1.1 miles away

  • Cedars Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Newport Pagnell · MK16 0DT · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM19.6%
    • Demand0.96

    1.2 miles away

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