Schools in Milton Keynes

90 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Milton Keynes

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,155
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.2 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,130 places for 3,155 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 82.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 86.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,768
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 82.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.8 points lower than in 2016, when it was 86.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,905 places for 3,768 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Milton Keynes lodged 245 appeals about a school place.

209 of them were heard by a panel and 37 succeeded, which is about 18 in every 100 heard.

The other 36 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Denbigh School Milton Keynes	1.27	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
E-Act Ousedale School Newport Pagnell	1.10	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lift Sir Herbert Leon Milton Keynes	0.70	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lord Grey Academy Milton Keynes	0.98	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Shenley Brook End School Milton Keynes	1.01	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Paul's Catholic School Milton Keynes	1.06	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stantonbury School Milton Keynes	0.66	-	Urgent improvement Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Hazeley Academy Milton Keynes	0.79	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Milton Keynes Academy Milton Keynes	0.54	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Radcliffe School Milton Keynes	0.87	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Walton High Milton Keynes	0.75	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Watling Academy Milton Keynes	1.08	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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