Elizabeth Woodville School, Milton Keynes

From the headteacher's welcome: "Elizabeth Woodville school is an inclusive comprehensive school with approximately 700 students. Our school is located in Deanshanger. Our students have access to excellent sporting facilities, a broad and balanced curriculum with a range of options to choose in key stage 4 and high quality staff."

In 2026, pupils at Elizabeth Woodville School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.3 in West Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in West Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.4, against 47.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 94 families put Elizabeth Woodville School as their first choice and 159 named it as one of their preferences, for 99 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Elizabeth Woodville School are The Radcliffe School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); Watling Academy (2.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1); The Hazeley Academy (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); and Oakhill Secure Training Centre (3.8 miles).

Elizabeth Woodville School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Elizabeth Woodville School is one of 16 schools run by Tove Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3 in 2024/25.

189 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Elizabeth Woodville School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 55 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 27% went on to university or other higher education, 15% to apprenticeships and 40% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 195 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 25 (2.2%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Elizabeth Woodville School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elizabeth Woodville School (outside), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Elizabeth Woodville School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 30 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90).

In 2024/25, Elizabeth Woodville School issued 348 suspensions, 31.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Elizabeth Woodville School are Deanshanger Primary School (0.2 miles), Old Stratford Primary School (1 mile), Russell Street School (1.4 miles) and St Mary and St Giles Church of England School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.