Great Horwood Church of England School

Great Horwood Church of England School is performing well overall, with a strong standard of education being provided to its pupils. The school successfully creates a safe and inclusive environment, ensuring that all students feel valued and are supported in their individual needs. Leaders have established a culture of safeguarding and high expectations which permeates throughout the school. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), make suitable progress from their starting points, particularly in reading, and are well prepared for their next educational stages. However, the variable outcomes in certain subjects indicate areas where further improvement is necessary.

Strengths

• Strong inclusive culture where pupils' needs are quickly identified and met.
• High-quality training for staff to support pupils effectively.
• Pupils demonstrate a mature understanding of personal safety and healthy relationships.
• Positive relationships and a calm atmosphere enhance learning.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND ensures suitable progress.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent recall of prior learning in the wider curriculum for some pupils.
• Variable published outcomes do not reflect true progress due to small cohorts.
• Gaps in knowledge and understanding in certain wider curriculum subjects.

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 Great Horwood Church of England School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Great Horwood Church of England 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 Great Horwood Church of England School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% 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, 23.9% of pupils at Great Horwood Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Great Horwood Church of England School received £8,968 and spent £9,020 for each of its 92 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £542,000 (£5,890 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, income was £7,077 and spending £7,224 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 · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Great Horwood Church of England School is part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Padbury Church of England School Buckingham
• Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School Milton Keynes
• Cold Harbour Church of England School Milton Keynes
• St Mary's Church of England School Aylesbury
• Longwick Church of England Combined School Princes Risborough
• St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green Princes Risborough
• Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Chesham
• Chiltern Hills Academy Chesham
• Thomas Harding Junior School Chesham
• The Downley School High Wycombe

What is Great Horwood Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Horwood Church of England School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Great Horwood Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Horwood Church of England School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Great Horwood Church of England School have?

Great Horwood Church of England School has 113 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Horwood Church of England School cover?

Great Horwood Church of England School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Great Horwood Church of England School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Horwood Church of England School?

Great Horwood Church of England School is at School End, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0RG.