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Glebe Farm School

Free schools · Milton Keynes · MK17 8XY

Ages 2–16 · 1,188 pupils · Milton Keynes

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-20

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)75%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
114.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
476

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

157

Places offered

147

1st-preference offers

131

Total preferences (any rank)
489
Preferred offers (top 3)
147
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill77%

1,188 pupils · 1,539 places

Pupils on roll
1,188
Boys / girls
609 / 579
School capacity
1,539
Capacity fill
1,188 / 1,539 (77%)
Free school meals
21.4%
FSM pupils
254
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 2–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
Academy trust
INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
Sponsor
Inspiring Futures Through Learning
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Shotton

Location

Address
Burney Drive
Postcode
MK17 8XY
Town
Milton Keynes
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Milton Keynes
District
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
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 free schools (all-through), Ages 2–16, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 1,188 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.4%.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
All-through schools in Milton Keynes
3
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK17
17
All-through in MK17
1
Open schools in Milton Keynes LA
124
All-through in Milton Keynes LA
3

Nearby all-through schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Shotton
Telephone
01908794400
Website
https://www.glebefarmschool.co.uk/

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