Germander Park School

Germander Park School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in several areas, with 'Outstanding' noted in personal development. The school fosters a caring environment where pupils feel safe and respected, leading to positive behaviors and strong relationships. The curriculum is ambitious and reading is prioritized, with effective support in place for children, including those with special educational needs. Despite its many strengths, the school faces challenges regarding attendance, affecting some pupils' learning and knowledge retention.

Strengths

• Warm and respectful relationships among pupils and staff
• High expectations for pupil achievement shared by all
• Ambitious curriculum planned with careful consideration
• Strong emphasis on reading from early years
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Inclusive school culture promoting tolerance and respect
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment in some subjects
• Attendance issues impacting some pupils' learning

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 Germander Park School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Germander Park 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 Germander Park School had 12.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 24.5% of pupils at Germander Park School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 6 pupils.

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 Germander Park School received £12,416 and spent £13,362 for each of its 100 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £96,000 (£962 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 Germander Park School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Germander Park School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Germander Park School last inspected by Ofsted?

Germander Park School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Germander Park School have?

Germander Park School has 110 pupils on roll.

What age range does Germander Park School cover?

Germander Park School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Germander Park School?

Germander Park School is at 1 Germander Place, Conniburrow, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 7DU.