St Paul's Catholic School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK6 5EN · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att847.0
- P80.0
- EM5+44%
- Absence7.1%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 135665
The Milton Keynes Academy
Academy sponsor led · Milton Keynes · MK6 5LA
Ages 11–18 · 923 pupils · Milton Keynes
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
35.8
Overall absence
8.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-05-13
- 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 8-0.35
−20+2
Attainment 835.8
English & maths grade 5+24%
English & maths grade 4+45%
EBacc entry31%
EBacc APS: 3.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.8%
Unauthorised4.1%
- Authorised absence
- 4.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,142
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill60%
923 pupils · 1,550 places
- Pupils on roll
- 923
- Boys / girls
- 427 / 496
- School capacity
- 1,550
- Capacity fill
- 923 / 1,550 (60%)
- Free school meals
- 49.9%
- FSM pupils
- 460
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Gordon Farquhar
Location
- Address
- Fulwoods Drive
- Postcode
- MK6 5LA
- 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 (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 923 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 49.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Denbigh School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK5 6EX · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att855.6
- P80.3
- EM5+64%
- Absence6.2%
1.7 miles away
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%
2.0 miles away
Shenley Brook End School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK5 7ZT · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att846.8
- P8-0.3
- EM5+45%
- Absence8.2%
2.2 miles away
Stantonbury School
Ofsted: Urgent improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK14 6BN · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att838.8
- P8-0.9
- EM5+36%
- Absence14.8%
2.4 miles away
The Hazeley Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK8 0PT · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att849.1
- P80.1
- EM5+56%
- Absence7.3%
2.6 miles away
Walton High
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Milton Keynes · MK7 7WH · Milton Keynes
Ages 11–19
- Att846.9
- P80.0
- EM5+46%
- Absence8.5%
2.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Gordon Farquhar
- Telephone
- 01908341700