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Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Station Road, Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes MK17 9JT · bowbrickhillprimary.co.uk · 01908 373672
On the mapSearch near MK17 9JT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Milton Keynes 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.51 mi
- 2.42 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 (A child with a normal address in the defined area) · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 100
- 95% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5 (A child with a normal address in the defined area)” went to a home 1.51 mi (2.42 km) from the school. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 64% 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 | 15 | 22 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 19 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 18 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 5 (A child with a normal address in the defined area) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.51 mi2.42 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Milton Keynes it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 33
- 36% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied