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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 139057

New Chapter Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Milton Keynes · MK6 5EA

Ages 4–11 · 231 pupils · Milton Keynes

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-29

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)42%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.1%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
245

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

11

Places offered

11

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
23
Preferred offers (top 3)
11
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 fill66%

231 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
231
Boys / girls
124 / 107
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
231 / 350 (66%)
Free school meals
45%
FSM pupils
104
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • 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
John Billing

Location

Address
Chapter, Coffee Hall
Postcode
MK6 5EA
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 231 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 45%.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
Primary schools in Milton Keynes
85
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK6
16
Primary in MK6
10
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 MK6

  • 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

    0.4 miles away

  • Langland Community School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 4HA · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM62.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • 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

    0.9 miles away

  • Falconhurst School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 5AX · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM43.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Oldbrook First School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 2NH · Milton Keynes

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM31.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Lift Charles Warren

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 3AZ · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM59.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Jubilee Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK6 2LB · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM34.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
John Billing
Telephone
01908679809
Website
www.newchapterprimary.org.uk/

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