Ashbrook School
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Ashbrook School is a converter academy in Milton Keynes for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 169 pupils and room for 180. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 53 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 27% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8NA01908 561366ashbrookschool.co.ukMr Jamie Ainscow headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 12 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.
| Entry | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (22), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3), emotional and mental health (3), Hearing impairment (1), Moderate learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 169 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 179 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 14% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 44% | 40% | 41% | 43% | 42% | 35% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 16% | 9% | 10% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.2% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.1% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 2.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.7% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 13.6% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Ashbrook School, the school this one replaced in October 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Mile Ash School | Academy | 240 m | 649 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Holmwood School | Academy | 490 m | 201 | Good 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| Whitehouse Primary School | Free school | 0.8 miles | 672 | Not inspected | 92 | Compare |
| Loughton Manor First School | Council | 0.8 miles | 206 | Good 2024 | 56 | Compare |
| Watling Primary School | Free school | 0.8 miles | 327 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Loughton School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 466 | No overall grade 2025 | 70 | Compare |
| Fairfields Primary School | Free school | 1.2 miles | 603 | Good 2022 | 62 | Compare |
| Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 212 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Ashbrook School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 53 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 53% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 26 to 78. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.13 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.13 | 2024/25; 124 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Ashbrook School a good school?
It is about average. Ashbrook School scores 53 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 27% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 26 to 78, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Ashbrook School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbrook School good at its last full inspection on 12 March 2024.
How many pupils does Ashbrook School have?
169 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 94% full.
Is Ashbrook School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Ashbrook School?
Pupils were in school 95.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Ashbrook School?
The average class had 28.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8NA
- Telephone
- 01908 561366
- Website
- www.ashbrookschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Ainscow
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning (22 schools)
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward
- Bradwell
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2019 (academy converter)
- URN
- 147380 · LAESTAB 8262326 · UKPRN 10084230
- Formerly
- Ashbrook School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Milton Keynes council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.