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Two Mile Ash School

Primary · ages 7-11MixedAcademy649 pupilsMilton Keynes
School Chooser Score
95
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 92 to 97
Out of 100. Better than 78% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, February 2024
Reached the expected level at 1175%England 63%
Attendance95.6%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families17%Far fewer than most schools
PlacesFull649 pupils, 596 places
Pupils per teacher21.7School workforce census

Two Mile Ash School is a converter academy in Milton Keynes for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. It has 649 pupils, 53 more than it has places for. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 95 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 78% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.

The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8LH01908 562262tmaschool.comMrs Lucy Eldridge headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 February 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

169 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1175%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level15%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score110.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 72%72%20172018: 79%79%20182019: 80%80%20192023: 70%70%20232024: 78%78%20242025: 75%75%2025
Since 2017: +3%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017Milton KeynesEngland
Pupils tested169166169165167170
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%78%70%80%79%72%66%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths15%16%9%10%13%14%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0106.0104.0106.0107.0105.0105.7105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score110.0108.0107.0108.0107.0105.0105.1104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score110.0109.0108.0110.0108.0107.0106.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard86%83%72%84%87%78%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard95%93%89%95%86%85%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)79%85%88%90%91%91%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.5+0.9+0.8-0.4
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.8+2.7+1.8-0.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged64%70%65%66%63%57%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged77%79%71%84%82%75%

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 4 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 the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
64%77%
Gap 13 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
74%76%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
74%75%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
4%15%
Gap 11 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

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.

Nearly full661 pupils for 680 places, 2024/25
97% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 2.9 miles away in 2026. Those cut-offs are for children living outside the catchment area; every child inside it got a place. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups are placed first. 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. Every child in the catchment area who applied got a place. Outside the catchment, the last place went to a child living 2.9 miles away.

EntryHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary2.9 miles (distance, outside the catchment area)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.

Pupils on roll649Census January 2026
Places596109% full
Pupils from low-income families17%17% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English41%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%99 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%16 pupils with a plan
Average class size32.416 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils75%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)20%£201,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls318 / 331
White British pupils22%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (45), emotional and mental health (23), Other difficulty or disability (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), Specific learning difficulty (6), Moderate learning difficulty (5).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll649654676675681679
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17%15%13%12%11%10%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language41%44%44%46%44%46%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%16%15%14%15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%2%2%2%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.6%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school9.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils4.12024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.4%4.7%5.5%5.4%2.9%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.3%3.4%4.2%4.1%2.3%2.8%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.3%1.4%1.3%0.6%0.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence9.6%9.3%12.2%13.6%5.7%5.7%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate4.11.20.70.20.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers29.9full-time equivalent, 33 people
Pupils per teacher21.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants18.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,078
Teachers who left in the year13%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher6.82024/25

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.

Spend per pupil£6,925England £7,128. Total £4.5m
Income per pupil£7,248England £7,587. Total £4.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,420England £3,405
Money in reserve24%A lot put by: £1.1m, £1,738 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£211kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,925spent 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 m27112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate73 per 1,000 people19% lower than the England average
Typical house price£350,000Milton Keynes
Nearest bus stop20 mTwo Mile Ash School, 17 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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ashbrook SchoolAcademy240 m169Good 202453Compare
Holmwood SchoolAcademy340 m201Good 202430Compare
Loughton Manor First SchoolCouncil0.7 miles206Good 202456Compare
Whitehouse Primary SchoolFree school0.9 miles672Not inspected92Compare
Watling Primary SchoolFree school1.0 miles327Not inspectedCompare
Loughton SchoolAcademy1.0 miles466No overall grade 202570Compare
Bradwell Village SchoolCouncil1.1 miles200Good 202331Compare
Priory Common SchoolCouncil1.2 miles61Good 201952Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Two Mile Ash School with the 49 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 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats78%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 95 is 17 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 8 · middle 78 · highest 100100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 95 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 95% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 92 to 97. 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 atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%above
+0.22
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 169 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well above
+0.43
Ofsted grade, 2.6 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.08
DfE progress measure; 169 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.10
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.05
2024/25; 685 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%above
+0.05
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 169 pupils
What parents say0%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 Two Mile Ash School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Two Mile Ash School scores 95 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 78% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 92 to 97, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Two Mile Ash School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Two Mile Ash School outstanding at its last full inspection on 13 February 2024.

How good are Two Mile Ash School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 75% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 15% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Two Mile Ash School have?

649 pupils aged 7 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 596 places, so it is 109% full.

Is Two Mile Ash School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 2.9 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 Two Mile Ash School?

Pupils were in school 95.6% 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 Two Mile Ash School?

The average class had 32.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 75% of classes 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 8LH
Telephone
01908 562262
Website
www.tmaschool.com
Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Eldridge
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 7-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
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 August 2011 (academy converter)
URN
137061 · LAESTAB 8265207 · UKPRN 10034683
Formerly
Two Mile Ash School

Where these figures come from