Bishop Parker Catholic School

Bishop Parker Catholic School continues to perform well, retaining its status as a good school. The positive atmosphere is reflected in the engaging curriculum that connects learning in creative ways, providing a range of enriching experiences for pupils. The school's supportive environment is evident through the effective assistance provided to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that all pupils are well-prepared for their educational journey ahead. Nonetheless, the school acknowledges areas for growth, particularly in achieving consistently high outcomes across several subjects.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• High levels of pupil engagement in reading and mathematics
• Effective phonics instruction leading to improved reading outcomes
• Positive behaviour and a caring school culture
• Critical thinking and debate skills developed through democratic discussions
• Effective governance that supports school improvement

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent outcomes across subjects
• Some disadvantaged pupils have higher levels of absence
• Assessment in the wider curriculum not precise enough to identify knowledge gaps

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 Bishop Parker Catholic School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% 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, 3.3% of pupils at Bishop Parker Catholic 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 Bishop Parker Catholic School had 19.0 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, 14.4% of pupils at Bishop Parker Catholic School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% 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 Bishop Parker Catholic School received £7,222 and spent £6,928 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £285,000 (£1,483 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 Bishop Parker Catholic School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bishop Parker Catholic School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Bishop Parker Catholic School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bishop Parker Catholic School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Bishop Parker Catholic School have?

Bishop Parker Catholic School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bishop Parker Catholic School cover?

Bishop Parker Catholic School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Bishop Parker Catholic School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bishop Parker Catholic School?

Bishop Parker Catholic School is at Hunter Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 3BT.