Old Stratford Primary School
Old Stratford Primary School is an academy converter in Milton Keynes for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 162 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Old Stratford Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Old Stratford Primary School. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has more teachers for its size than most primary schools: 13.9 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: May 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Willow Grove Old Stratford Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK19 6AZ |
| Phone | 01908267700 |
| Reference Number | 146009 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 162 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 44.44%
Girls: 55.56% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 13% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 81.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 5.6% |
| White & Asian | 3.1% |
| White, Other | 2.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.5% |
| Indian | 1.2% |
| Asian, Other | 1.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| African | 0.6% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Old Stratford Primary School, inspected in March 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 21 Mar 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2023 | School inspection |
| 11 Sep 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 06 Mar 2018 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Old Stratford Primary School | |
| 10 Oct 2016 | Monitoring visit |
| 02 Feb 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Interim assessment |
| 08 Feb 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Jan 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jun 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 64% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 21 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 17 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 17 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Old Stratford Primary School had 176 pupils for 210 places. 34 places (16.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “EWS South” planning area
West Northamptonshire counted 115 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 100 in 2029–30, down 13%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 189 | 185 | 192 | 187 | 187 | 176 |
| Unfilled | 10.0% | 11.9% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 16.2% |
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 Old Stratford Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.3% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 Old Stratford Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Old Stratford Primary School had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 5.9% | 9.8% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.3% | 18.7% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 40.0% | – | 18.2% | 81.8% | 66.7% | 71.4% | 61.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.7 | – | 0.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | – |
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, 11.7% of pupils at Old Stratford Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| No specialist assessment of need | 8 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 3 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 Old Stratford Primary School received £6,114 and spent £6,488 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£577 per pupil).
Across all 5 schools of The Grand Union Partnership, income was £6,575 and spending £6,593 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £57,000 | £35,000 | £73,000 | £144,000 | £172,000 | £118,000 | £102,000 |
| per pupil | £296 | £181 | £389 | £758 | £940 | £631 | £577 |
| In-year balance | -£124,000 | -£31,000 | £58,000 | £3,000 | £10,000 | -£86,000 | -£66,000 |
| per pupil | -£644 | -£159 | £308 | £16 | £54 | -£459 | -£374 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Russell Street School
Russell Street, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11 1BT |
0.85 miles |
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St Mary and St Giles Church of England School
King George Crescent, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11 1EF |
0.9 miles |
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Deanshanger Primary School
The Green, Deanshanger, Deanshanger Primary School, the Green, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK19 6HJ |
1.19 miles |
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Cosgrove Village Primary School
3 Bridge Road, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, MK19 7JH |
1.41 miles |
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John Hellins Primary School
Brownswood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 7PG |
1.68 miles |
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St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Ardwell Lane, Greenleys, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 6AY |
1.84 miles |
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Fairfields Primary School
Apollo Avenue, Fairfields, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11 4BA |
2.15 miles |
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Greenleys First School
Ardwell Lane, Greenleys, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 6AT |
2.18 miles |
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Greenleys Junior School
Marron Lane, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5DE |
2.28 miles |
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Wyvern School
Aylesbury Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5HU |
2.31 miles |
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Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 7UL |
2.41 miles |
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Castlethorpe First School
Castlethorpe, Castlethorpe School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK19 7EW |
2.58 miles |
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Akeley Wood Junior School
Wicken Park Road, Wicken, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, MK19 6DA |
2.62 miles |
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Watling Primary School
Simmental Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1GB |
2.64 miles |
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Bushfield School
Moon Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5JG |
2.67 miles |
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Haversham Village School
The Crescent, Haversham, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK19 7AN |
2.97 miles |
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Whitehouse Primary School
Vaynol Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1AG |
3.11 miles |
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Ashbrook School
The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 8NA |
3.2 miles |
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New Bradwell Primary School
Bounty Street, New Bradwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK13 0BQ |
3.24 miles |
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Two Mile Ash School
The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 8LH |
3.31 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Elizabeth Woodville School
Stratford Road, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, MK19 6HN |
1 miles |
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Slated Row School
Old Wolverton Road, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5NJ |
1.83 miles |
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The Radcliffe School
Christchurch Grove, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5BT |
1.99 miles |
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Watling Academy
Barrosa Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP |
2.76 miles |
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Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
Potterspury Lodge, NN12 7LL |
3.02 miles |
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Thornton College
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Milton Keynes, MK17 0HJ |
3.31 miles |
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The Woodlands School
Admiral Drive, Hazeley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PU |
3.81 miles |
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The Hazeley Academy
Emperor Drive, Hazeley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PT |
3.83 miles |
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Oakhill Secure Training Centre
Chalgrove Field, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ |
4.02 miles |
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Stantonbury School
Purbeck, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6BN |
4.14 miles |
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Denbigh School
Burchard Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6EX |
4.22 miles |
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The Webber Independent School
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4.46 miles |
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Stephenson Academy
Crosslands, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6AX |
4.57 miles |
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Redwood Park School
20 Redland Drive, Milton Keynes, MK5 8HD |
4.65 miles |
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Willow Park School
8 Danbury Court, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6LJ |
4.7 miles |
All schools in Milton Keynes · West Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications
Old Stratford Primary School is part of The Grand Union Partnership, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:
- Deanshanger Primary School Milton Keynes
- New Bradwell Primary School Milton Keynes
- Jubilee Wood Primary School Milton Keynes
- Tickford Park Primary School Newport Pagnell
What is Old Stratford Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Old Stratford Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Old Stratford Primary School.
When was Old Stratford Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Old Stratford Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.
How many pupils does Old Stratford Primary School have?
Old Stratford Primary School has 162 pupils on roll.
What age range does Old Stratford Primary School cover?
Old Stratford Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Old Stratford Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Old Stratford Primary School?
Old Stratford Primary School is at Willow Grove, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK19 6AZ.