Chestnuts Primary School, Milton Keynes

From the headteacher's welcome: "Chestnuts Primary School is a nurturing, happy and welcoming school situated in West Bletchley. We have high expectations and believe learning should be fun and rewarding. Our aim is to create opportunities to enrich our children with key skills, yet also leave them with happy and inspiring primary school memories."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Chestnuts Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Milton Keynes and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Chestnuts Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Chestnuts Primary School are St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 98% reading, 82% maths); Holne Chase Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Rickley Park Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 59% reading, 53% maths); and Barleyhurst Park Primary (1 mile, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths).

Chestnuts Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Chestnuts Primary 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.

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chestnuts Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Asian (11%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 92 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 25 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Chestnuts Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 6 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bletchley Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Knaresborough Court (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 95 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Milton Keynes (156).

In 2024/25, Chestnuts Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Chestnuts Primary School are Lord Grey Academy (0.9 miles) and Lift Sir Herbert Leon (1.7 miles).