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%
0.0 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 110575
White Spire School
Community special school · Milton Keynes · MK3 6EW
Ages 4–19 · 170 pupils · Milton Keynes
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Overall absence
6.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-09-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 137
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
170 pupils · 170 places
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- Boys / girls
- 111 / 59
- School capacity
- 170
- Capacity fill
- 170 / 170 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
- FSM pupils
- 66
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Bartle
Location
- Address
- Rickley Lane, Bletchley
- Postcode
- MK3 6EW
- 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
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 170 on roll / 170 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 170 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 48.9%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Rickley Park Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bletchley · MK3 6EW · Milton Keynes
Ages 3–11
- KS252%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM29.1%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
Other independent special school
Milton Keynes · MK3 7EB · Milton Keynes
Ages 7–19
0.2 miles away
Barleyhurst Park Primary
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK3 7NA · Milton Keynes
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM31.3%
- Demand0.93
0.3 miles away
Romans Field School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity special school
Milton Keynes · MK3 7AW · Milton Keynes
Ages 5–16
- KS20%
- Absence8.6%
- FSM74.7%
0.4 miles away
Abbeys Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK3 6PS · Milton Keynes
Ages 4–11
- KS268%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM32.9%
- Demand0.98
0.5 miles away
Holne Chase Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bletchley · MK3 5HP · Milton Keynes
Ages 4–11
- KS270%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM25.0%
- Demand0.92
0.6 miles away
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Milton Keynes · MK3 5DT · Milton Keynes
Ages 2–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM15.1%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Bartle
- Telephone
- 01908373266