Greenleys First School

Greenleys First School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all assessed areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment, prioritizing the physical and mental well-being of its pupils. The recent improvements in the curriculum and teaching strategies are positively impacting pupil progress, though some challenges remain, particularly for disadvantaged pupils. Overall, the school is in a strong position to continue fostering academic success and personal growth for all students.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe, benefiting from strong pastoral care.
• The school has a well-sequenced and engaging curriculum.
• Pupil behaviour is commendable both in and out of lessons.
• Strong focus on early reading with effective training for staff.
• Comprehensive personal, social, health and economic education is provided.
• Staff are proud to work at the school and receive good support for professional development.
• Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's care and support for their children.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all disadvantaged pupils are achieving as well as they could.
• Key subject vocabulary has not been clearly defined, impacting pupil achievement.
• Consistency in delivering the planned curriculum needs improvement.

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 Greenleys First School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.0% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Greenleys First 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 Greenleys First School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Greenleys First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Greenleys First School received £10,788 and spent £10,286 for each of its 92 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £66,000 (£718 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 Greenleys First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenleys First School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Greenleys First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenleys First School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Greenleys First School have?

Greenleys First School has 92 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenleys First School cover?

Greenleys First School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Greenleys First School?

Greenleys First School is at Ardwell Lane, Greenleys, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 6AT.