Fulbrook School

Fulbrook School shows a strong overall performance, marked by improvements in attendance and academic achievements. The school has addressed historical gaps in pupils' mathematical knowledge and has seen positive results, particularly among those who joined in Year 5. Although the school's GCSE outcomes are now in line with national averages, there remains a pressing need to enhance support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to ensure all learners can maximize their potential. There is a strong focus on safeguarding, creating a positive and respectful environment that promotes high expectations for behaviour and academic success. Extracurricular opportunities enrich pupils' experiences, contributing to their personal development. However, aspects of the personal development programme need further refinement to ensure that all pupils gain a comprehensive understanding of issues relevant to their futures in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and governance supporting rapid school improvement.
• Pupils produce high-quality work and articulate their learning well.
• Effective support for pupils with gaps in key skills, particularly in mathematics.
• Positive school culture fostering respect and kindness among students.
• High attendance rates in line with national averages, particularly among disadvantaged pupils.
• Comprehensive personal development program tailored to meet diverse needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptation of teaching strategies to meet diverse pupil needs.
• Lack of precise systems for monitoring progress of pupils in full-time alternative provision.
• Depth of understanding in personal development topics needs to be enriched for some 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 Fulbrook School attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 5.4% of pupils at Fulbrook School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Fulbrook School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 9.1% of pupils at Fulbrook School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Fulbrook School received £8,109 and spent £7,628 for each of its 555 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £603,000 (£1,087 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Kingsbridge Educational Trust, income was £7,086 and spending £7,114 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Milton Keynes · Central Bedfordshire local authority: places and applications

Fulbrook School is part of Kingsbridge Educational Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Monkston Primary School Milton Keynes
• Kents Hill Park all-through school Milton Keynes
• Oakgrove School Milton Keynes
• Middleton Primary School Milton Keynes
• Hockliffe Lower School Leighton Buzzard
• Willow Grove Primary School Wixams

What is Fulbrook School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fulbrook School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Fulbrook School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fulbrook School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Fulbrook School have?

Fulbrook School has 551 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fulbrook School cover?

Fulbrook School for pupils aged 9 to 16.

What are Fulbrook School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.2, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Fulbrook School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fulbrook School?

Fulbrook School is at Weathercock Lane, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 8NP.