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Giles Brook Primary School

Community school · Milton Keynes · MK4 3GB

Ages 3–11 · 432 pupils · Milton Keynes

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

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%+)7.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
374

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

35

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
156
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill90%

432 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
432
Boys / girls
197 / 235
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
432 / 480 (90%)
Free school meals
9%
FSM pupils
39
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
Miss Claire Britnell

Location

Address
Holborn Crescent, Tattenhoe
Postcode
MK4 3GB
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 432 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9%.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
Primary schools in Milton Keynes
85
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK4
6
Primary in MK4
6
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.

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  • Priory Rise School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand1.08

    0.4 miles away

  • Howe Park School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK4 2SH · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Emerson Valley School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • FSM28.7%

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  • Long Meadow School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Oxley Park Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand1.01

    1.2 miles away

  • Chestnuts Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM36.6%
    • Demand0.96

    1.2 miles away

  • Merebrook Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–7

    • FSM20.9%

    1.3 miles away

  • Whaddon CofE School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK17 0LS · Buckinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand0.83

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Claire Britnell
Telephone
01908507627
Website
www.gilesbrook.co.uk

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