Wyvern School

Wyvern School continues to demonstrate strong performance overall, maintaining its status as a good school. The school's core values are well integrated into daily life, promoting a respectful and supportive environment where students thrive and feel safe. Enrichment opportunities are abundant, allowing for a well-rounded educational experience that fosters community involvement and personal development among students. The curriculum is ambitious and sequenced effectively, ensuring that foundational knowledge is built solidly from early years through to Year 2. However, challenges remain, particularly with the full embedding of curriculum changes. While teaching is generally effective, inconsistencies in assessment practices mean that some students may not fully capitalize on learning opportunities. Attendance continues to improve, but persistent absence among vulnerable pupils is elevated and requires further strategic intervention to enhance their engagement with the school community. Overall, Wyvern School has many strengths to build upon but also faces key areas needing attention to ensure all students achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• High standards of pupil behavior and motivation
• Strong integration of core values into school life
• Effective enrichment opportunities that engage pupils
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• High levels of staff well-being and support
• Exceptional pupil behavior with rare low-level disruption

Areas for Improvement

• Not all curriculum changes are fully embedded
• Inconsistencies in assessing knowledge across the curriculum
• Persistent absence remains high for some vulnerable pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wyvern School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.7% of pupils at Wyvern School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wyvern School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.6% of pupils at Wyvern School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wyvern School received £7,321 and spent £7,275 for each of its 315 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£428 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wyvern School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wyvern School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Wyvern School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wyvern School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Wyvern School have?

Wyvern School has 350 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wyvern School cover?

Wyvern School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Wyvern School?

Wyvern School is at Aylesbury Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5HU.