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St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary

Voluntary controlled school · Milton Keynes · MK17 7AA

Ages 3–11 · 424 pupils · Milton Keynes

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.82 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
393

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

0.82 · Often has places

1st preferences

49

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
119
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
2
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill67%

424 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
424
Boys / girls
216 / 208
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
424 / 630 (67%)
Free school meals
19.6%
FSM pupils
83
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Dicks

Location

Address
Wafandun Lane
Postcode
MK17 7AA
Town
Milton Keynes
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Milton Keynes
District
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 424 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
Primary schools in Milton Keynes
85
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK17
17
Primary in MK17
13
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 MK17

  • Swallowfield Primary

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK17 8SR · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.93

    1.1 miles away

  • Wavendon Gate School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK7 7HL · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand0.83

    1.6 miles away

  • Aspley Guise Village School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Aspley Guise · MK17 8JT · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 5–9

    • FSM3.0%

    1.9 miles away

  • Monkston Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK10 9LA · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand0.96

    2.0 miles away

  • Heronshill School and Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK7 6HD · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Broughton Fields Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK10 9LS · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Heronshaw School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK7 7PG · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand0.94

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Dicks

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