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Howe Park School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Bowland Drive, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes MK4 2SH · howeparkschool.co.uk · 01908 526294
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 7 (Distance) · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 107
- 59% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 28%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 7 (Distance)” went to a home 0.74 mi (1.19 km) from the school. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 7 (Distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.74 mi1.19 km | |
Ofsted
Howe Park School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 27
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied