Rickley Park Primary School

Rickley Park Primary School has been recognized for its strong performance and continues to be classified as a good school. The environment is vibrant and nurturing, providing students with a sense of safety and ample opportunities for personal development. With a focus on high expectations, pupils are well-supported in their learning and social interactions, fostering a positive school culture. The curriculum has been significantly overhauled, aiming for a more ambitious and relevant scope, particularly in non-core subjects, although changes are still being implemented.

Strengths

• Pupils thrive in a happy and caring school environment.
• Leaders set high expectations for learning and behavior.
• Pupils have opportunities to develop social and emotional skills.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong emphasis on developing a love of reading.
• Staff use assessment effectively in English and mathematics.
• Governance is highly ambitious and supportive.
• Pupils enjoy a rich personal, social, and health education programme.

Areas for Improvement

• The revised curriculum in subjects other than English and mathematics has yet to be fully implemented.
• Assessment practices in non-core subjects need to be strengthened.

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 Rickley Park Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Rickley Park Primary 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 Rickley Park Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.7% 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, 21.5% of pupils at Rickley Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 Rickley Park Primary School received £6,813 and spent £6,474 for each of its 442 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £798,000 (£1,807 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, income was £6,729 and spending £6,481 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 · Milton Keynes local authority: places and applications

Rickley Park Primary School is part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Chestnuts Primary School Milton Keynes
• New Chapter Primary School Milton Keynes
• Heronsgate School Milton Keynes
• Heronshaw School Milton Keynes
• Heronshill School and Nursery Milton Keynes
• Holmwood School Milton Keynes
• Two Mile Ash School Milton Keynes
• Whitehouse Primary School Milton Keynes
• Ashbrook School Milton Keynes
• Glebe Farm School Milton Keynes

What is Rickley Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rickley Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Rickley Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rickley Park Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Rickley Park Primary School have?

Rickley Park Primary School has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rickley Park Primary School cover?

Rickley Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Rickley Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rickley Park Primary School?

Rickley Park Primary School is at Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW.