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Kents Hill Park all-through school, Milton Keynes

Good
All-through
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 3–16

Kents Hill Park all-through school is an all-through school for pupils aged 3 to 16 in Milton Keynes, part of Kingsbridge Educational Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 5th-highest of the 15 schools in Milton Keynes with published results, and 1,734th of 3,298 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.

GCSE results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Milton Keynes (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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 26 Oct 2026

Kents Hill Park all-through school in detail

Kents Hill Park all-through school in its own words

In its own words: "Our dedicated team of staff across primary and secondary phases provide an inspiring, structured and inclusive learning environment, where strong pastoral care and positive relationships ensure that pupils are challenged to work hard and be kind. Our ethos is one of high academic standards with traditional values and expectations of behaviour."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby, Lego, cooking and art.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026, an open day on Monday 23 November 2026 and an open day on Monday 25 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Milton Keynes

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Kents Hill Park all-through school averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in Milton Keynes and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Milton Keynes and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.03: 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 40.2, against 47.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

Getting a place at Kents Hill Park all-through school

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Kents Hill Park all-through school as their first choice and 450 named it as one of their preferences, for 118 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Kents Hill Park all-through school

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kents Hill Park all-through school are Oakgrove School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.5); Walton High (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 44); Brooklands Academy (1.7 miles); and Glebe Farm School (1.7 miles).

Kents Hill Park all-through school's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Oakgrove SchoolWalton HighBrooklands AcademyGlebe Farm School

The trust

Kents Hill Park all-through school is one of 7 schools run by Kingsbridge Educational Trust, an academy trust.

All 7 schools in Kingsbridge Educational Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Who goes there

In 2026, 158 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 14 (1.3%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bow Brickhill Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kents Hill Roundabout South (southbound), 180 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Kents Hill Park all-through school issued 222 suspensions, 21.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Kents Hill Park all-through school are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Monkston Primary School (0.5 miles), Heronshill School and Nursery (0.5 miles) and Middleton Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolMonkston Primary SchoolHeronshill School and NurseryMiddleton Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr James Pilgrim
Pupils:1,056
LA:Milton Keynes
Phone:01908533290
Address:Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
Trust:KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 4 October 2022View full report
URN:145063
UKPRN:10068124
Constituency:Milton Keynes Central
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

31.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.03 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has remained stable at around 45.5 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 51% to 47% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-45.546.6%
Disadvantaged(42)-40.238.1%
Not known to be disadvantaged(106)-47.650%
Boys(68)-41.232.4%
Girls(80)-49.258.8%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(21)-51.057.1%
Non mobile(139)-46.047.5%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language296
Mathematics294
English Literature278
Combined Science228
History196
Spanish174
Business Studies162
Art and Design122
Geography108
Sports Studies94
Religious Studies78
Computer Science62
Biology56
Physics54
Chemistry54
Music42
Other Modern Languages4
Social Studies1
Food Preparation and Nutrition1

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 147 students

Continued education86%
Further education47%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment2%
Not in education/employment5%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

222

Suspensions

21.79%

Suspension rate

59 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,019 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Kents Hill Park all-through school.

  • Premier - Kents Hill ParkAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Premier Holiday Club - Monkston720m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Kents Hill Roundabout South (Southbound)
178m · 3 min walk
Tewkesbury Lane (opp)
302m · 5 min walk
Leominster Gate (o/s)
325m · 5 min walk
Tunbridge Grove West (Northbound)
473m · 8 min walk
Kents Hill Park (southbound)
519m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
17
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 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

94%

Near capacity

1,020 pupils

1,085 places

65 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Milton Keynes

Low pressure
New homes approved:10,949
Projected new pupils:1,971

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Milton Keynes

Across Milton Keynes council

Low demand council-wide0.96 applications per place

Places available

3,905

Applications

3,768

Got 1st preference

82.2%

Got preferred school

96.9%

All secondary applications across Milton Keynes council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History

4 October 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

158

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

16.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication51
Moderate Learning Difficulty47
Social, Emotional & Mental Health33
Autistic Spectrum Disorder19
Specific Learning Difficulty13
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Physical Disability2
Visual Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
31.6%
Asian
16.4%
Black
22.0%
Mixed
11.1%
Chinese
1.3%
Other
4.9%
Unclassified
3.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals31.0%
English as Additional Language23.6%

1,056

Total Pupils

511

Boys

545

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

63

Teachers

16.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,242

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,833

Per pupil

£7706k

Total funding

£350k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£877,847
EAL funding£82,252
Lump sum£149,438

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.0%

Overall absence

19.0%

Persistent absence

1,035

Enrolments

Authorised6.4%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)19.0%
Severe (50%+)4.4%

Absence trend

4.2%
18/19
4.0%
20/21
9.3%
21/22
9.4%
22/23
8.7%
23/24
8.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Kents Hill Park all-through school

What are GCSE results like at Kents Hill Park all-through school?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Kents Hill Park all-through school achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.5. 47% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Kents Hill Park all-through school's Ofsted rating?

Kents Hill Park all-through school was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022.

What is the catchment area for Kents Hill Park all-through school?

No fixed boundary. When Kents Hill Park all-through 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 Kents Hill Park all-through school?

Kents Hill Park all-through school was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 1085 places.

How big are the classes at Kents Hill Park all-through school?

Classes at Kents Hill Park all-through school average 28.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Kents Hill Park all-through school?

Kents Hill Park all-through school has around 1056 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Kents Hill Park all-through school?

8% of sessions were missed at Kents Hill Park all-through school in 2024/25. 19% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Kents Hill Park all-through school?

Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming Kents Hill Park all-through school on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Kents Hill Park all-through school have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier - Kents Hill Park (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Kents Hill Park all-through school?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 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 Kents Hill Park all-through school?

Kents Hill Park all-through school is at Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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