Kents Hill Park all-through school
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Kents Hill Park all-through school is a free school in Milton Keynes for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 1,056 pupils and room for 1,080. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 66 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 82% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ01908 533290kentshillpark.schoolMr James Pilgrim headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 October 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
156 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 156 | 147 | 118 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 50.2 | 44.6 | 45.5 | 44.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.03 | +0.00 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 56% | 47% | 51% | 45% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 71% | 67% | 72% | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.62 | 3.84 | 4.11 | 4.01 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 59% | 16% | 33% | 43% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 40.0 | 38.3 | 43.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 54.4 | 47.1 | 46.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 28.2 | 30.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 65.1 | 69.6 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 17 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
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 | 155 | 32% | 61% | 74% | 53% | 856 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 155 | 18% | 57% | 71% | 54% | 1,154 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 148 | 30% | 72% | 85% | 58% | 516 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 122 | 13% | 44% | 62% | 36% | 846 of 3,084 |
| Business | 99 | 23% | 66% | 79% | 51% | 374 of 1,806 |
| History | 95 | 21% | 55% | 63% | 52% | 1,271 of 3,126 |
| Spanish | 89 | 19% | 49% | 64% | 54% | 1,174 of 1,941 |
| Geography | 68 | 31% | 63% | 75% | 51% | 694 of 3,116 |
| Computer Science | 47 | 26% | 51% | 75% | 56% | 1,021 of 1,861 |
| Religious Studies | 44 | 39% | 71% | 77% | 60% | 612 of 1,825 |
| Physics | 30 | 70% | 97% | 100% | 82% | 620 of 2,546 |
| Biology | 30 | 60% | 100% | 100% | 82% | 241 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 60% | 100% | 100% | 81% | 311 of 2,537 |
| Art and Design | 22 | 36% | 55% | 68% | 58% | 1,619 of 2,818 |
| Music | 13 | 0% | 0% | 23% | 61% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | – |
| Dance | 6 | 17% | 17% | 33% | 58% | – |
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
30 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 | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 30 | 30 | 30 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 57% | 50% | 66% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.7 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 107.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.1 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 109.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.3 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 77% | 60% | 60% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 83% | 70% | 77% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 73% | 60% | 57% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +0.2 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +0.6 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 73% | 29% | 14% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 68% | 65% | 61% | – | – |
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. 4 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
Admissions policy not published.
About 65 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 37% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
The last child to get a place lived 2.3 miles away in 2026, 4.0 miles away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
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. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 2.3 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
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.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.7 pupils (England 26.2); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.3 (England 28.2).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (51), Moderate learning difficulty (47), emotional and mental health (33), Autistic spectrum disorder (19), Specific learning difficulty (13), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,056 | 1,019 | 985 | 931 | 746 | 538 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 31% | 29% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 24% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.0% 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 | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.4% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 19.0% | 21.7% | 25.8% | 26.5% | 8.9% | 12.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 21.8 | 35.6 | 41.6 | 37.5 | 11.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 118 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 88%, compared with 94% for everyone else.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 440 m | 386 | Good 2022 | 69 | Compare |
| Monkston Primary School | Academy | 730 m | 418 | Good 2021 | 75 | Compare |
| The Open University | Higher education institutions | 810 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | Academy | 840 m | 74 | Good 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| Oakgrove School | Academy | 890 m | 2,527 | Not inspected | 79 | Compare |
| Middleton Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 629 | Outstanding 2023 | 100 | Compare |
| Walton High | Academy | 1.0 miles | 2,969 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| Heronsgate School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 334 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Kents Hill Park all-through school with the 11 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 11 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 66 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 66% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 55 to 74. 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 | +0.01 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 156 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.9 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | in line | -0.02 | DfE progress measure; 156 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | above | +0.08 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.03 | 2024/25; 1,035 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | above | +0.10 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 156 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | +0.00 | 118 pupils |
| 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 Kents Hill Park all-through school a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Kents Hill Park all-through school scores 66 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 82% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 55 to 74, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Kents Hill Park all-through school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kents Hill Park all-through school good at its last full inspection on 4 October 2022.
How good are Kents Hill Park all-through school's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 56% 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 50.2, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about level with children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How good are Kents Hill Park all-through school's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 70% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Kents Hill Park all-through school have?
1,056 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,080 places, so it is 98% full.
Is Kents Hill Park all-through school oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 2.3 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Kents Hill Park all-through school?
Pupils were in school 92.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Kents Hill Park all-through school?
The average class had 28.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 19% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Kents Hill Park all-through school have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 92% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
- Telephone
- 01908 533290
- Website
- www.kentshillpark.school
- Headteacher
- Mr James Pilgrim
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- All-through school, ages 3-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Kingsbridge Educational Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward
- Monkston
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2018
- URN
- 145063 · LAESTAB 8264004 · UKPRN 10068124
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.
- 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.