Fulbrook School
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Fulbrook School is a converter academy in Milton Keynes for boys and girls aged 9 to 16. It has 551 pupils and room for 700. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 15 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Weathercock Lane, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP01908 582022fulbrook.schoolMrs Samantha Clancy headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 20 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (2)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 17 October 2023 | S5 Inspection | Requires improvement |
| 29 June 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
73 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 73 | 0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 42.9 | – | 44.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 37% | – | 42% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 64% | – | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.72 | – | 3.81 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 25% | – | 31% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 28.3 | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 46.4 | – | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 19 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Physical Education (15% here, 56% across England), Business (32% here, 51% across England), Art and Design (40% here, 58% across England), Combined Science (21% here, 36% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 70 | 17% | 49% | 74% | 53% | 1,797 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 70 | 17% | 50% | 70% | 58% | 2,027 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 70 | 14% | 47% | 69% | 54% | 2,029 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 53 | 2% | 21% | 47% | 36% | 2,560 of 3,084 |
| Business | 44 | 0% | 32% | 55% | 51% | 1,443 of 1,806 |
| Physical Education | 33 | 3% | 15% | 33% | 56% | 1,504 of 1,559 |
| Geography | 30 | 10% | 40% | 63% | 51% | 2,125 of 3,116 |
| History | 27 | 30% | 74% | 85% | 52% | 387 of 3,126 |
| Media / Film / TV | 17 | 18% | 53% | 65% | 55% | – |
| Physics | 17 | 35% | 88% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Biology | 17 | 35% | 88% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Chemistry | 17 | 47% | 94% | 100% | 81% | – |
| Art and Design | 15 | 13% | 40% | 80% | 58% | – |
| French | 14 | 36% | 50% | 79% | 60% | – |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 8% | 39% | 62% | 60% | – |
| Computer Science | 9 | 0% | 0% | 44% | 56% | – |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 8 | 25% | 75% | 100% | 52% | – |
| Design & Technology | 7 | 0% | 29% | 29% | 50% | – |
| Drama | 6 | 0% | 33% | 83% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
53 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 53 | 58 | 121 | 111 | 131 | 119 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 46% | 59% | 59% | 73% | 67% | 53% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 3% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.4 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 99.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.9 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 100.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.6 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 66% | 69% | 77% | 68% | 82% | 77% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 49% | 50% | 71% | 70% | 84% | 82% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 60% | 75% | 74% | 77% | 83% | 78% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -1.0 | -3.0 | -1.6 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -2.9 | -2.9 | -1.4 | -0.9 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 10% | 0% | 45% | 32% | 67% | 43% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 47% | 52% | 60% | 65% | 74% | 72% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 3 of the 7 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
165 places were empty (23% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 29% since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Central Bedfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 169 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for secondary schools with enough answers to publish.
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: Specific learning difficulty (19), Autistic spectrum disorder (18), emotional and mental health (16), Moderate learning difficulty (9), language and communications needs (9), Other difficulty or disability (4).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 551 | 554 | 503 | 451 | 430 | 408 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 17% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 10% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 9% | 14% | 11% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 9.2% | 8.8% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.1% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 4.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 30.1% | 25.7% | 23.0% | 25.1% | 11.8% | 9.6% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 11.4 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
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 secondary 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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Farm School | Free school | 1.3 miles | 1,188 | No overall grade 2025 | 93 | Compare |
| Walton High | Academy | 1.8 miles | 2,969 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| Brooklands Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Free school | 2.7 miles | 1,056 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Oakgrove School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 2,527 | Not inspected | 79 | Compare |
| Lift Sir Herbert Leon | Academy | 4.2 miles | 589 | No overall grade 2024 | 7 | Compare |
| Holywell School | Academy | 4.2 miles | 668 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | Academy | 4.5 miles | 923 | No overall grade 2025 | 33 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Fulbrook School with the 50 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 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Fulbrook School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holywell School | Academy | 4.2 miles | 668 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | Academy | 6.3 miles | 645 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Alameda Middle School | Academy | 6.4 miles | 720 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| Parkfields Middle School | Academy | 6.5 miles | 460 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Marston Vale Middle School | Academy | 6.9 miles | 563 | No overall grade 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| Arnold Academy | Academy | 10.3 miles | 704 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| The Kingsbrook School | Free school | 14.1 miles | 759 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 15 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 15% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 10 to 21. 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 | 20% | in line | -0.05 | 2025 results; 73 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | below | -0.08 | Ofsted report card, 0.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | below | -0.20 | Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 73 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.26 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.02 | 2024/25; 581 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | below | -0.10 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 73 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 5% | in line | +0.01 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 169 responses |
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 Fulbrook School a good school?
The figures are weak. Fulbrook School scores 15 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 10 to 21, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Fulbrook School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 20 January 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.
How good are Fulbrook School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 37% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 42.9, against 46.8 for England.
How good are Fulbrook School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 40% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 2% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Fulbrook School have?
551 pupils aged 9 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 700 places, so it is 79% full.
Is Fulbrook School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 165 places were empty in 2024/25 (23% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Fulbrook School?
Pupils were in school 90.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 30% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Fulbrook School?
82% of the 169 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 78% say their child is happy there. Across England, 77% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at Fulbrook School?
The average class had 23.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 10% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Fulbrook School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Weathercock Lane, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP
- Telephone
- 01908 582022
- Website
- www.fulbrook.school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Clancy
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 9-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Kingsbridge Educational Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Aspley & Woburn
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2012 (academy converter)
- URN
- 137904 · LAESTAB 8234043 · UKPRN 10036747
- Formerly
- Fulbrook Middle School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- 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.
- 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.