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Drayton Park School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bala Way, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 3HJ · draytonpark.org.uk · 01908 375137
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Milton Keynes 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 332
- 2 over 330 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 34%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130254)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Drayton Park School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 130254), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130254)
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130254)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 31
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied