Newton Leys Primary School, Milton Keynes
Newton Leys Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Milton Keynes. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 50th-highest of the 60 schools in Milton Keynes with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- 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
Newton Leys Primary School in detail
Newton Leys Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Newton Leys Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 78% in Milton Keynes and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 76% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Newton Leys Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 80 families put Newton Leys Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 82 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Newton Leys Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newton Leys Primary School are Water Hall Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 38% reading, 50% maths); Drayton Park School (0.6 miles, 74% reading, 81% maths); Bishop Parker Catholic School (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); and The Premier Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, 85% reading, 85% maths).
Newton Leys Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Water Hall Primary SchoolDrayton Park SchoolBishop Parker Catholic SchoolThe Premier Academy
What parents say
89 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Newton Leys Primary School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 69 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 12 (1.9%) 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 Bletchley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Helena Avenue (ne bound), 250 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Newton Leys Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Newton Leys provides a caring, nurturing environment where pupils develop strong learning habits from early years onwards. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and skilfully adapt teaching to support all learners, including those with SEND, ensuring everyone makes good progress. The school successfully develops well-rounded, respectful citizens through a strong personal development programme and a wide range of enrichment opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Well-sequenced, engaging curriculum that is broad and balanced
- Pupils with SEND receive carefully adapted teaching and make good progress
- Strong focus on reading with consistent phonics approach and quick support for pupils who fall behind
- Clear subject knowledge among teachers with skilful use of questioning to check understanding
- Positive behaviour throughout the school with calm, orderly classrooms
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects within the wider curriculum, the important knowledge pupils should learn is not clearly defined enough
- Teachers need clearer guidance on key content to emphasise in lessons and when checking pupil learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast and after-school clubs, school council, well-being ambassadors, sports captains, chess club, reading, physical activities, trips and residential visits
Newton Leys Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection in 2019. Pupils thrive in this friendly, nurturing school with caring relationships between staff and students.
At a Glance
23.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
89 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
28.9
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
19
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Newton Leys Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Newton Leys Primary 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 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
89%
Available places
562 pupils
630 places
68 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
69
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
12.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
643
Total Pupils
338
Boys
305
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
30
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,816
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,504
Per pupil
£3323k
Total funding
£168k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
13.5%
Persistent absence
497
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
Newton Leys Primary School
Questions parents ask about Newton Leys Primary School
What are SATs results like at Newton Leys Primary School?
Of the pupils at Newton Leys Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is Newton Leys Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Newton Leys Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Newton Leys Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Newton Leys Primary 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 Newton Leys Primary School?
Newton Leys Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Newton Leys Primary School?
Classes at Newton Leys Primary School average 27.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Newton Leys Primary School?
Newton Leys Primary School has around 643 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Newton Leys Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Newton Leys Primary School in 2024/25. 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Newton Leys Primary School?
Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming Newton Leys Primary 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.
How many road collisions happen near Newton Leys Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 Newton Leys Primary School?
Newton Leys Primary School is at San Andres Drive, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5GG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)