Find the best primary schools in Milton Keynes. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Milton Keynes has 90 primary schools, all in Milton Keynes council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 90, 13 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Milton Keynes primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Olney Infant Academy | Mixed | 5.0 / 5 |
| Newton Blossomville Church of England School | Church of England | 5.0 / 5 |
| North Crawley CofE School | Church of England | 4.9 / 5 |
| Middleton Primary School | Mixed | 4.9 / 5 |
| Russell Street School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Castlethorpe First School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Glastonbury Thorn School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| The Willows School and Early Years Centre | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
There are 90 primary schools in Milton Keynes. Of those, 3 are all-through schools, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 90 primary schools in Milton Keynes, 13 have a religious character: 7 Church of England, 5 Roman Catholic and 1 Church of England/Methodist/United Reform Church/Baptist. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Olney Infant Academy (5.0), Newton Blossomville Church of England School (5.0), North Crawley CofE School (4.9), Middleton Primary School (4.9) and Russell Street School (4.8). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 90 schools here, 84 have enough published data for a rating.
| Caroline Haslett Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Priory Rise School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Holmwood School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Heelands School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Priory Common School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.5 / 5 |
| Wyvern School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Whitehouse Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| The Premier Academy | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Two Mile Ash School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School | Church of England | 4.4 / 5 |
| Oldbrook First School and Nursery | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Loughton Manor First School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Shepherdswell Academy | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Sherington Church of England School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Stoke Goldington Church of England School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Giles Brook Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Knowles Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Bushfield School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Haversham Village School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Watling Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Greenleys First School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Howe Park School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Monkston Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Fairfields Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Long Meadow School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Ashbrook School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 |
| Oakgrove School | all-through | 4.0 / 5 |
| Downs Barn School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Germander Park School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Heronshaw School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Holne Chase Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Brooksward School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School | Church of England/Methodist/United Reform Church/Baptist | 3.9 / 5 |
| Loughton School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Bishop Parker Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | all-through | 3.9 / 5 |
| Newton Leys Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.8 / 5 |
| Heronsgate School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bradwell Village School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Hanslope Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Langland Community School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Broughton Fields Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Glebe Farm School | all-through | 3.6 / 5 |
| Oxley Park Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Wavendon Gate School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Abbeys Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Drayton Park School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Summerfield School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Chestnuts Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Great Linford Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Jubilee Wood Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Stanton School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Willen Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Giffard Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Green Park School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| New Bradwell Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Olney Middle School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Lavendon School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Cedars Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Wood End Infant & Pre-School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Greenleys Junior School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Barleyhurst Park Primary | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Falconhurst School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Southwood School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Lift Charles Warren | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Orchard Academy | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| New Chapter Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Water Hall Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Moorland Primary School | Mixed | 2.1 / 5 |
| Rickley Park Primary School | Mixed | 1.9 / 5 |
| Brooklands Farm Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Emerson Valley School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Merebrook Infant School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Pepper Hill School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary | Church of England | Not yet rated |
| Tickford Park Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.