School Chooser

Wood End Infant & Pre-School

Primary · ages 4-7MixedCouncil63 pupilsMilton Keynes
School Chooser Score
38
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 16 to 68, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 57% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
#9,907 of 16,041 in England#48 in Milton KeynesHow it is worked out
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, April 2026
Attendance94.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families43%Far more than most schools
Places27 spare63 pupils, 90 places
Pupils per teacher11.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll63Census January 2026

Wood End Infant & Pre-School is a council school in Milton Keynes for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 63 pupils and room for 90. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 38 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 57% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Redbridge, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, MK14 6BB01908 316424woodend.org.ukMrs Claire Wilson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 21 April 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.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
Strong
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
30 March 2022UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Full65 pupils for 65 places, 2024/25
100% full

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 grown by 3% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.

Will my child get a place?

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.

EntryHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary– all offeredLA

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 roll63Census January 2026
Places9070% full
Pupils from low-income families43%43% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English48%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support21%13 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size21.03 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)40%£38,750 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls34 / 29
White British pupils40%

Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 3 pupils, for autism, speech, language and communication.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Milton Keynes with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Specific learning difficulty (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll636984696259
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals43%39%35%44%48%39%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language48%46%49%44%44%42%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–28%19%10%8%14%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–7%8%4%13%12%

Attendance and behaviour

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

Attendance94.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school13.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.5%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.2%7.2%7.7%9.0%5.3%6.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.8%4.7%5.1%5.3%3.5%5.0%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.5%2.5%2.7%3.7%1.8%1.3%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence13.2%17.9%20.4%24.3%11.4%13.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.01.25.81.61.7––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

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

Teachers5.7full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher11.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,516
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.62024/25

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£15,720England £7,738. Total £1.1m
Income per pupil£15,796England £7,697. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£5,455England £3,480
Money in reserve-9%In the red: -£97k, -£1,406 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£5,270it took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£15,720spent 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 m32112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate99 per 1,000 people9% higher than the England average
Typical house price£350,000Milton Keynes
Nearest bus stop80 mWesthill, 15 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
Great Linford Primary SchoolCouncil650 m302Not inspected34Compare
Stanton SchoolFoundation810 m305Outstanding 202175Compare
St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic970 m381Good 202434Compare
Brooksward SchoolAcademy0.8 miles311Good 202378Compare
Pepper Hill SchoolCouncil0.8 miles136Good 20245Compare
Southwood SchoolFoundation1.0 miles170Good 202368Compare
Downs Barn SchoolCouncil1.1 miles96Good 202413Compare
Giffard Park Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles265Not inspected22Compare
Primary schools in Milton KeynesBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Wood End Infant & Pre-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.

Beats57%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the upper half of its group. Its score of 38 is 11 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 27 · highest 98100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Wood End Infant & Pre-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.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Priory Common SchoolCouncil1.2 miles61Good 201952Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 38 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 38% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 16 to 68. 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 atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.24
Ofsted report card, 0.4 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.18
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.08
2024/25; 53 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
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 Wood End Infant & Pre-School a good school?

It is about average. Wood End Infant & Pre-School scores 38 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 57% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 16 to 68, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Wood End Infant & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 21 April 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How many pupils does Wood End Infant & Pre-School have?

63 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 70% full.

Is Wood End Infant & Pre-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 Wood End Infant & Pre-School?

Pupils were in school 94.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Wood End Infant & Pre-School?

The average class had 21.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Wood End Infant & Pre-School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has sen unit for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

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

Contact and details

Address
Redbridge, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, MK14 6BB
Telephone
01908 316424
Website
www.woodend.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Wilson
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-7
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Ward
Stantonbury
Constituency
Milton Keynes North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110368 · LAESTAB 8262306 · UKPRN 10069709
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from