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Elizabeth Woodville School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Stratford Road, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes MK19 6HN · ewsacademy.org.uk · 01908 563468
On the mapSearch near MK19 6HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.9
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,124
- 344 over 780 places · 144%
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Tove Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 94 families put the school first and 99 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 99 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 100 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 127 | 96 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 81 | 42 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 139 | 124 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 41.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.99 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139100)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40.9 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 47.8 | +1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 students | D+ (24.1) | Below average -0.47 | |
| 49 students | D+ (24.1) | Below average -0.47 | |
| 51 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Below average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | D+ (24.6) | -0.84 |
| 2022/23 | 70 | C (30.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 33 | C- (26.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 45 | C (29.8) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 87 | C- (27.7) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 88 | C (28.6) | -0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C+ (31.8) | +0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 27.3 | +5.6 |
| Further education | 1.8 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.5 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 40 | −12.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.9 | +2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Elizabeth Woodville School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (189 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 189
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 59 parents (31%) with SEND