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Moorlands Centre Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school25 pupilsNurseryMilton Keynes
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, January 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher10.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll25Census January 2026

Moorlands Centre Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Milton Keynes for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 25 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Dodkin, Beanhill Local Centre, Unit 6, Milton Keynes, MK6 4LP01908 113008moorlandsnurseryschool.co.ukMr W Brooks headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 30 January 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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 Milton Keynes council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll25Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English60%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support36%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls15 / 10
White British pupils28%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (8), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll253434344340
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language60%35%41%47%42%43%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support44%27%21%21%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%3%0%0%3%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher10.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.0full-time equivalent
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£12,521England £7,738. Total £300k
Income per pupil£12,444England £7,697. Total £299k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,750England £3,480
Money in reserve-14%In the red: -£42k, -£1,758 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£1,830it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£12,521spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m45112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate226 per 1,000 people149% higher than the England average
Typical house price£350,000Milton Keynes
Nearest bus stop150 mDodkin, 13 stops within 500 m

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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Moorland Primary SchoolAcademy60 m194Requires improvement 20236Compare
New Chapter Primary SchoolAcademy630 m231Good 202217Compare
Langland Community SchoolAcademy680 m172No overall grade 202459Compare
The Redway SchoolCouncil710 m186Good 2023Compare
Bridge Academy, All-through Alternative ProvisionAcademy alternative provision sponsor led840 m31Not inspectedCompare
Baytul Ilm Secondary SchoolIndependent940 m82Not inspectedCompare
Lift Charles WarrenAcademy0.7 miles182No overall grade 202529Compare
Abbeys Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles298Good 202436Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Moorlands Centre Nursery School a good school?

Moorlands Centre Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2024.

What is Moorlands Centre Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Moorlands Centre Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 30 January 2024.

How many pupils does Moorlands Centre Nursery School have?

25 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Dodkin, Beanhill Local Centre, Unit 6, Milton Keynes, MK6 4LP
Telephone
01908 113008
Website
www.moorlandsnurseryschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr W Brooks
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Ward
Woughton & Fishermead
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
126565 · LAESTAB 8261090

Where these figures come from