Oakgrove School, Milton Keynes

In its own words: "The Local Governing Body (LGB) works very closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to ensure the very highest quality of teaching and learning throughout the school. They have strategic oversight of the school’s development and act as a critical friend to the school’s work."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Oakgrove School, an exceptional all-through school at the heart of our local community in Milton Keynes. We are proud to provide an inspiring and enriching educational journey for children and young people from their earliest years through to Sixth Form."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, cross-country, yoga, choir, guitar, chess, cooking and art.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £36 per day.

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 23 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Oakgrove School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in Milton Keynes and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Milton Keynes and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.19: pupils made above 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 41.2, against 56.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 346 families put Oakgrove School as their first choice and 953 named it as one of their preferences, for 237 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 127 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oakgrove School are Kents Hill Park all-through school (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Walton High (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Brooklands Academy (1.6 miles); and The Milton Keynes Academy (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.1).

Oakgrove School's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Oakgrove School is one of 7 schools run by Kingsbridge Educational Trust, an academy trust.

365 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oakgrove School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 304 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 188 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

25.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), Asian (19%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 173 pupils (6.8%) received SEN support and 45 (1.8%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Bow Brickhill Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakgrove Roundabout North (n-bound), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Oakgrove School issued 101 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oakgrove School are Middleton Primary School (0.3 miles), St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Monkston Primary School (0.6 miles) and Broughton Fields Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.