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E-Act Ousedale School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
The Grove, Newport Pagnell MK16 0BJ · ousedale.org.uk · 01908 210203
On the mapSearch near MK16 0BJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Milton Keynes 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.71 mi
- 1.13 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 (children who live during the school week with an older sibling still in attendance in Year 8-11 at time of admission) · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,239
- 39 over 2,200 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5 (children who live during the school week with an older sibling still in attendance in Year 8-11 at time of admission)” went to a home 0.71 mi (1.13 km) from the school. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 386 families put the school first and 352 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 352 | 386 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 354 | 380 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 351 | 407 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 354 | 450 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 359 | 446 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 5 (children who live during the school week with an older sibling still in attendance in Year 8-11 at time of admission) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.71 mi1.13 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.4, and 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Milton Keynes it was 44.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.20 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.7 | −7.1 |
| Further education | 37.9 | +5.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 211 students | C+ (34.5) | Above average +0.29 | |
| 211 students | C+ (34.5) | Above average +0.28 | |
| 76 students | Merit+ (29.3) | Average -0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 201 | C+ (34) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 170 | C+ (32.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 194 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 200 | C+ (33.2) | +0.01 |
| 2017/18 | 223 | C+ (31.7) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 215 | C+ (33.2) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 209 | C (30.4) | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.5 | −4.7 |
| Further and other education | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 2.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −2.8 |
| Employment | 23.9 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected E-Act Ousedale School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (319 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 319
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 108 parents (34%) with SEND