Glebe Farm School
Glebe Farm School is a free schools in Milton Keynes for pupils aged 2 to 16. It has 1,188 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Glebe Farm School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025. In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It is hard to get into: 49 of the 131 families who put it first for a Reception place in September 2026 did not get one. About 44% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most secondary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.
Ofsted inspection: June 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Other schools / Free schools |
| Age Range | 2-16 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Burney Drive Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK17 8XY |
| Phone | 01908794400 |
| Reference Number | 149106 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 1188 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.26%
Girls: 48.74% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 21.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 20.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 44 | 89 |
| 2 | 37 | 31 | 68 |
| 3 | 39 | 39 | 78 |
| 4 | 34 | 43 | 77 |
| 5 | 23 | 36 | 59 |
| 6 | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| 7 | 92 | 90 | 182 |
| 8 | 100 | 79 | 179 |
| 9 | 76 | 75 | 151 |
| 10 | 64 | 55 | 119 |
| 11 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 39.9% |
| African | 10.8% |
| Indian | 8.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 8.4% |
| White, Other | 7.7% |
| Chinese | 5.6% |
| Pakistani | 4% |
| Asian, Other | 3.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.9% |
| White & Asian | 1.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.3% |
| Caribbean | 1% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| > Quality of education | Outstanding |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Outstanding |
| > Personal Development | Outstanding |
| > Leadership & Management | Outstanding |
| > Early Years Provision | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 20 May 2025 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | School inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 65% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
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| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 71 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 28 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 4 | 0 |
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| Second Preference | 134 | 4 |
| Third Preference | 114 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 11 | 0 |
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In 2024–25 Glebe Farm School had 859 pupils for 1,530 places. 671 places (43.9%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “South East Primary” planning area
Milton Keynes counted 776 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 739 in 2029–30, down 5%.
Year 7 intake in the “Milton Keynes Seconcdary” planning area
Milton Keynes counted 3,917 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 3,766 in 2031–32, down 4%.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,530 |
| Pupils | 231 | 523 | 859 |
| Unfilled | 84.9% | 65.8% | 43.9% |
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 Glebe Farm School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
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, 2.8% of pupils at Glebe Farm School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 5.6 | 8.9 | 4.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 Glebe Farm School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 11.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 3.4% | 9.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 45.0% | 38.6% | 56.9% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | – |
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 Glebe Farm School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 41 | 5 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 32 | 10 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 24 | 14 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 22 | 3 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 8 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 8 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 1 |
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 Glebe Farm School received £7,344 and spent £7,329 for each of its 907 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £2,013,000 (-£2,219 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
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£857,000 | -£1,684,000 | -£2,013,000 |
| per pupil | -£3,679 | -£3,056 | -£2,219 |
| In-year balance | -£612,000 | -£734,000 | £14,000 |
| per pupil | -£2,627 | -£1,333 | £15 |
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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St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
Wafandun Lane, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 7AA |
0.66 miles |
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Wavendon Gate School
Gregories Drive, Wavendon Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 7HL |
0.98 miles |
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Swallowfield Primary
Weathercock Close, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 8SR |
1.13 miles |
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Monkston Primary School
Wadhurst Lane, Monkston, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9LA |
1.38 miles |
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Heronshill School and Nursery
Birdlip Lane, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 6HD |
1.45 miles |
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Heronshaw School
Lichfield Down, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 7PG |
1.66 miles |
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Broughton Fields Primary School
Milton Road, Broughton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9LS |
1.69 miles |
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Heronsgate School
Lichfield Down, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 7BW |
1.71 miles |
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Broughton Manor Preparatory School
Newport Road, Milton Keynes, MK10 9AA |
1.92 miles |
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Brooklands Farm Primary School
152 Fen Street, Brooklands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 7EU |
1.92 miles |
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Tewkesbury Lane, Monkston Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9PH |
1.96 miles |
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Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School
Station Road, Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9JT |
2.14 miles |
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Middleton Primary School
Noon Layer Drive, Middleton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9EN |
2.2 miles |
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Aspley Guise Village School
Spinney Lane, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, MK17 8JT |
2.2 miles |
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Lift Charles Warren
Old Groveway, Simpson, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 3AZ |
2.57 miles |
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Langland Community School
Langland Road, Netherfield, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 4HA |
2.77 miles |
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Husborne Crawley Lower School
School Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, MK43 0UZ |
2.93 miles |
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Shepherdswell Academy
Billingwell Place, Springfield, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 3NP |
3.02 miles |
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Moorlands Centre Nursery School
Dodkin, Milton Keynes, MK6 4LP |
3.17 miles |
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Orchard Academy
Springfield Boulevard, Springfield, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 3HW |
3.19 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Brooklands Academy
Brooklands Academy, Fen Street, Brooklands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 7HE |
1.13 miles |
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Walton High
Fyfield Barrow, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 7WH |
1.27 miles |
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Fulbrook School
Weathercock Lane, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17 8NP |
1.33 miles |
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Kents Hill Park all-through school
Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ |
1.72 miles |
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Oakgrove School
VENTURER GATE, MIDDLETON, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, MK10 9JQ |
1.98 miles |
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Baytul Ilm Secondary School
12a Clarke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG |
2.93 miles |
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The Redway School
Farmborough, Netherfield, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 4HG |
2.97 miles |
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The Milton Keynes Academy
Fulwoods Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LA |
3.69 miles |
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Milton Keynes College
Chaffron Way Centre, Woughton Campus West, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LP |
3.74 miles |
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St Paul's Catholic School
Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN |
3.81 miles |
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Lord Grey Academy
Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW |
4.32 miles |
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White Spire School
Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW |
4.32 miles |
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KWS Milton Keynes
R2D, 1-9 Barton Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HU |
4.35 miles |
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Willow Park School
8 Danbury Court, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6LJ |
4.35 miles |
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Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 3HQ |
4.43 miles |
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Cambian Bletchley Park School
Whaddon Way, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7EB |
4.5 miles |
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E-Act Ousedale School
The Grove, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 0BJ |
4.52 miles |
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Romans Field School
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4.55 miles |
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The Webber Independent School
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4.73 miles |
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Redwood Park School
20 Redland Drive, Milton Keynes, MK5 8HD |
4.74 miles |
All schools in Milton Keynes · Milton Keynes local authority: places and applications
Glebe Farm School is part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary Milton Keynes
- Heronshill School and Nursery Milton Keynes
- Heronshaw School Milton Keynes
- Heronsgate School Milton Keynes
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Milton Keynes
- New Chapter Primary School Milton Keynes
- Rickley Park Primary School Bletchley
- Portfields Primary School Newport Pagnell
- Chestnuts Primary School Milton Keynes
- Holmwood School Milton Keynes
What is Glebe Farm School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Glebe Farm School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.
When was Glebe Farm School last inspected by Ofsted?
Glebe Farm School was last inspected in June 2025.
How many pupils does Glebe Farm School have?
Glebe Farm School has 1,188 pupils on roll.
What age range does Glebe Farm School cover?
Glebe Farm School for pupils aged 2 to 16.
What are Glebe Farm School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Glebe Farm School?
Glebe Farm School is at Burney Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8XY.