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Priory Rise School

Academy converter · Milton Keynes · MK4 3GE

Ages 3–11 · 674 pupils · Milton Keynes

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-24

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 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
549

Absence trend

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

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

97

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

90

Total preferences (any rank)
198
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill107%

674 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
674
Boys / girls
343 / 331
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
674 / 630 (107%)
Free school meals
8.6%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: 5 DIMENSIONS TRUST
Academy trust
5 DIMENSIONS TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Corinne Benham-Smith

Location

Address
160 Bronte Avenue, Tattenhoe Park
Postcode
MK4 3GE
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 converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 674 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 8.6%.

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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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.88

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    • FSM11.1%
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    • FSM15.9%
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    • FSM19.0%
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  • Emerson Valley School

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    • KS255%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM36.6%
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  • Merebrook Infant School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Corinne Benham-Smith
Telephone
01908502572
Website
www.prioryrise.milton-keynes.sch.uk

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