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Faith schools in Milton Keynes

All 16 faith schools in Milton Keynes.

16 schools in Milton Keynes

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  1. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

    Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Milton Keynes faith schools average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 24 offers made

    Ready for secondary school71%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    201
    View school St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
  2. Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School

    Milton Keynes, MK17 9JT · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Milton Keynes faith schools average, low absence.

    22 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school77%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    100
    View school Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School
  3. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Milton Keynes, MK10 9PH · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Milton Keynes faith schools average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 35 offers made

    Ready for secondary school61%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    386
    View school St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
  4. Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School

    Milton Keynes, MK8 0PZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Methodist
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Milton Keynes faith schools average.

    20 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    212
    View school Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School
  5. St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

    Milton Keynes, MK12 6AY · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Milton Keynes faith schools average, low absence.

    42 first choices, 44 offers made

    Ready for secondary school72%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    357
    View school St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
  6. St Paul's Catholic School

    Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Milton Keynes faith schools average, high absence.

    274 first choices, 258 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Milton Keynes faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,890
    View school St Paul's Catholic School
  7. St Monica's Catholic Primary School

    Milton Keynes, MK14 6HB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Milton Keynes faith schools average.

    37 first choices, 38 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    381
    View school St Monica's Catholic Primary School
  8. Bishop Parker Catholic School

    Milton Keynes, MK2 3BT · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Milton Keynes faith schools average.

    17 first choices, 18 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    202
    View school Bishop Parker Catholic School
  9. St Mary and St Giles Church of England School

    Milton Keynes, MK11 1EF · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Milton Keynes faith schools average.

    12 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    350
    View school St Mary and St Giles Church of England School
  10. St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary

    Milton Keynes, MK17 7AA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Milton Keynes faith schools average.

    48 first choices, 69 offers made

    Ready for secondary school52%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    489
    View school St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
  11. Cold Harbour Church of England School

    Milton Keynes, MK3 7PD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Milton Keynes faith schools average, low absence.

    28 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school57%

    Milton Keynes faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    179
    View school Cold Harbour Church of England School
  12. North Crawley CofE School

    Newport Pagnell, MK16 9LL · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 7

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    No published results yet.

    7 first choices, 7 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 5Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    28
    View school North Crawley CofE School
  13. Sherington Church of England School

    Newport Pagnell, MK16 9NF · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 7

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    No published results yet.

    8 first choices, 8 offers made

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 12Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    21
    View school Sherington Church of England School
  14. Baytul Ilm Secondary School

    Mk1 1lg · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Muslim
    • Boys

    Independent school. Results above the Milton Keynes faith schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Milton Keynes faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Milton Keynes faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    82
    View school Baytul Ilm Secondary School
The big picture

How Milton Keynes's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Milton Keynes 64%England 62%St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary: 52%Cold Harbour Church of England School: 57%St Monica's Catholic Primary School: 60%Bishop Parker Catholic School: 60%St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School: 61%Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School: 67%St Mary and St Giles Church of England School: 67%St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School: 71%St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School: 72%Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School: 77%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Milton Keynes

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Milton Keynes average 4.5%North Crawley CofE School: 2.6%Newton Blossomville Church of England School: 3.1%St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School: 3.3%Stoke Goldington Church of England School: 3.6%St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School: 3.9%Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School: 3.9%Cold Harbour Church of England School: 4.1%St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School: 4.2%St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary: 4.8%Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School: 4.9%St Mary and St Giles Church of England School: 5.1%St Monica's Catholic Primary School: 5.3%Bishop Parker Catholic School: 6%Sherington Church of England School: 6.5%St Paul's Catholic School: 6.8%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Milton Keynes

Ofsted grades in Milton Keynes

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 12
  • Good: 11 of 12
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 12
  • Inadequate: 0 of 12
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Milton Keynes

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    17 of the 16 faith schools in Milton Keynes have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Milton Keynes, explained

There are 16 faith schools in Milton Keynes, teaching 4,900 children. 11 are run by the council and 4 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

63.7% of pupils in Milton Keynes faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 52% to 77%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

26.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,264 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Milton Keynes?
There are 16 faith schools in Milton Keynes, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Milton Keynes?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Milton Keynes on Eduscope are St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School and St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Milton Keynes?
Milton Keynes has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 11 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Milton Keynes ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Milton Keynes faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Milton Keynes is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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