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Downs Barn School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
69 Downs Barns Boulevard, Downs Barn, 69 Downs Barn Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK14 7NA · boulevardprimarypartnership.org.uk · 01908 604430
On the mapSearch near MK14 7NA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 96
- 6 over 90 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 70.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Downs Barn School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement