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Holne Chase Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Buckingham Road, Bletchley MK3 5HP · holnechase.com · 01908 373640
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Milton Keynes 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.21 mi
- 1.95 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 (Distance) · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 65% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Preston Hedges Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6 (Distance)” went to a home 1.21 mi (1.95 km) from the school. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 91% 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 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 (Distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.21 mi1.95 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110290)
Ofsted
Holne Chase Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110290), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110290)
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110290)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110290)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 57
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (19%) with SEND