Lord Grey Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK3 6EW · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att843.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+42%
- Absence7.5%
1.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 138439
Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Academy sponsor led · Milton Keynes · MK2 3HQ
Ages 11–16 · 589 pupils · Milton Keynes
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
36.3
Overall absence
14.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.02
−20+2
Attainment 836.3
English & maths grade 5+38%
English & maths grade 4+55%
EBacc entry7%
EBacc APS: 3.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)44.3%
Unauthorised9.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 12.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 743
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill79%
589 pupils · 750 places
- Pupils on roll
- 589
- Boys / girls
- 312 / 277
- School capacity
- 750
- Capacity fill
- 589 / 750 (79%)
- Free school meals
- 51.6%
- FSM pupils
- 304
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian McGeehin
Location
- Address
- Fern Grove, Bletchley
- Postcode
- MK2 3HQ
- 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 academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 589 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 51.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Drayton Park School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK2 3HJ · Milton Keynes
Ages 3–11
- FSM47.5%
0.2 miles away
Water Hall Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK2 3QF · Milton Keynes
Ages 3–11
- KS216%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM61.3%
0.2 miles away
Other independent special school
Milton Keynes · MK2 3HU · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–18
0.4 miles away
Bishop Parker Catholic School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK2 3BT · Milton Keynes
Ages 2–11
- KS253%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM30.4%
0.4 miles away
Newton Leys Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK3 5GG · Milton Keynes
Ages 3–11
- KS266%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM23.6%
0.5 miles away
The Premier Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK2 3AH · Milton Keynes
Ages 4–11
- KS266%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM32.8%
0.6 miles away
Knowles Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Milton Keynes · MK2 2HB · Milton Keynes
Ages 2–5
- FSM0.0%
1.1 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian McGeehin
- Telephone
- 01908624720