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Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes

Secondary
Secure units
Mixed
Ages 12–17

Oakhill Secure Training Centre is a secondary school for pupils aged 12 to 17 in Milton Keynes.

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Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Oakhill Secure Training Centre in detail

Getting a place at Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Across Milton Keynes, 82% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Milton Keynes lodged 153 appeals against secondary school offers; 129 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (10.1% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oakhill Secure Training Centre are The Hazeley Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Shenley Brook End School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Denbigh School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.2); and Watling Academy (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1).

The Hazeley AcademyShenley Brook End SchoolDenbigh SchoolWatling Academy

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Milton Keynes Central Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is HMP Woodhill (outside), 300 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 89 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Milton Keynes (156).

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Oakhill Secure Training Centre are Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School (0.4 miles), Oxley Park Academy (0.6 miles), Long Meadow School (0.8 miles) and Whitehouse Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary SchoolOxley Park AcademyLong Meadow SchoolWhitehouse Primary School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Likely (~547m)Possible (~781m)Unlikely (~1.0km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Gemma Howarth
LA:Milton Keynes
Phone:01908866062
Address:Chalgrove Field, Off Otterburn Crescent, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ
Status:open
Opened:8 August 2005

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:128768
UKPRN:10017756
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Milton Keynes Central
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

HMP Woodhill (o/s)
299m · 5 min walk
Medbourne Roundabout West (Westbound)
654m · 11 min walk
Singleton Drive (NW-bound)
655m · 11 min walk
Holden Avenue (NE-bound)
698m · 11 min walk
Dunthorne Way (N-bound)
745m · 12 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
3
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

1 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

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.

Questions parents ask about Oakhill Secure Training Centre

What is the catchment area for Oakhill Secure Training Centre?

No fixed boundary. When Oakhill Secure Training Centre is oversubscribed, Milton Keynes allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How do I apply to Oakhill Secure Training Centre?

Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming Oakhill Secure Training Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

How many road collisions happen near Oakhill Secure Training Centre?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Oakhill Secure Training Centre?

Oakhill Secure Training Centre is at Chalgrove Field, Off Otterburn Crescent, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ.

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

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