Ashbrook School, Milton Keynes
Ashbrook School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Milton Keynes, part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. It was full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Milton Keynes (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ashbrook School in detail
Ashbrook School in its own words
In its own words: "Ashbrook School actively promotes a warm, caring community where our diversity is recognised, valued and celebrated and there is a strong commitment developing a sense of belonging. Each week the children focus on one of the school values, which are reflected on during our whole school Friday celebration assembly. In July 2026 parents and carers responded to our annual survey."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Ashbrook School is an infant school in Two Mile Ash with 180 pupils. Our school is part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning academy trust (referred to as IFtL). This growing family of successful schools is based in Milton Keynes, Olney and Corby. Ashbrook was rated as a 'Good' school in April 2024 by Ofsted."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, Lego, cooking, gardening, sewing, film and cheerleading.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.25 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Ashbrook School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Ashbrook School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashbrook School are Two Mile Ash School (0.1 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 95% maths); Holmwood School (0.3 miles, Good); Whitehouse Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 94% reading, 92% maths); and Loughton Manor First School (0.8 miles, Good).
Two Mile Ash SchoolHolmwood SchoolWhitehouse Primary SchoolLoughton Manor First School
The trust
Ashbrook School is one of 22 schools run by Inspiring Futures Through Learning, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 43.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), White British (23%) and Black (8%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Milton Keynes Central Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Two Mile Ash School (outside), 220 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Ashbrook School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ashbrook School are Watling Academy (0.9 miles), Denbigh School (1.1 miles), The Hazeley Academy (1.3 miles) and Oakhill Secure Training Centre (1.6 miles).
Watling AcademyDenbigh SchoolThe Hazeley AcademyOakhill Secure Training Centre
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
13.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.2
Avg class size
28.2
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Ashbrook School
Gardening club at the allotment
30 Sep 2026
Gardening club working hard
24 Sep 2026
Our newest rockstars
22 Sep 2026
IFtL family week 21st-25th September
21 Sep 2026
PATH Staff Collaborate to Strengthen Teaching and Learning
19 Sep 2026
Parent carer survey results
15 Sep 2026
From Ashbrook School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Ashbrook School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ashbrook School.
- SS Ltd @ Loughton490m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ashbrook School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashbrook School is in Milton Keynes; for families living there:
- Milton Keynes's school travel policy: School Travel Support Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Milton Keynes is 8 (the median across 125 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
180 pupils
180 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Milton Keynes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Milton Keynes
Across Milton Keynes council
Places available
4,130
Applications
3,155
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Milton Keynes council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
169
Total Pupils
78
Boys
91
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£39,803
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,557
Per pupil
£1095k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
9.7%
Persistent absence
124
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Ashbrook School
What is Ashbrook School's Ofsted rating?
Ashbrook School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Ashbrook School?
No fixed boundary. When Ashbrook School is oversubscribed, Milton Keynes allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ashbrook School?
Ashbrook School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Ashbrook School?
Classes at Ashbrook School average 28.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ashbrook School?
Ashbrook School has around 169 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ashbrook School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Ashbrook School in 2024/25. 9.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ashbrook School?
Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashbrook School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Ashbrook School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Ashbrook School: SS Ltd @ Loughton (490m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Ashbrook School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Milton Keynes is 8 (the median across 125 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ashbrook School?
Ashbrook School is at The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 8NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)