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Willen Primary School

Community school · Milton Keynes · MK15 9HN

Ages 4–11 · 359 pupils · Milton Keynes

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
349

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
78
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill92%

359 pupils · 390 places

Pupils on roll
359
Boys / girls
197 / 162
School capacity
390
Capacity fill
359 / 390 (92%)
Free school meals
16.4%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Carrie Matthews

Location

Address
Beaufort Drive, Willen
Postcode
MK15 9HN
Town
Milton Keynes
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Milton Keynes
District
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, 359 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.4%.

Open schools in Milton Keynes
120
Primary schools in Milton Keynes
85
Academies among open schools in Milton Keynes
41% (49)
Open schools in MK15
1
Primary in MK15
1
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 MK15

  • Willen Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK15 9HN · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM17.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • Brooksward School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 6JZ · Milton Keynes

    Ages 0–11

    • FSM24.4%

    0.8 miles away

  • Downs Barn School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 7NA · Milton Keynes

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Giffard Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 5PY · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM27.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • St Monica's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 6HB · Milton Keynes

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Green Park School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Newport Pagnell · MK16 0NH · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM17.0%
    • Demand1.05

    1.2 miles away

  • Great Linford Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 5BL · Milton Keynes

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM34.8%
    • Demand0.89

    1.3 miles away

  • Southwood School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Milton Keynes · MK14 7AR · Milton Keynes

    Ages 7–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM51.2%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Carrie Matthews

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